Severine: As we were walking through the Arboretum we took different paths that circled the gardens, sweat a ton (due to the 150% humidity), and then....we got rained on.
Tori: There were claps of thunder and flashes of lightening and the rain felt AMAZING after being so hot and sticky all day! Sev and I talked about how Austin-y it was to be gallivanting through the forest in a storm. But it was starting to get dark.
Severine: We were walking towards the exit when we stumbled upon something that looked like a small shrine. There were stones, flowers, and some random items...
Tori: Like seashells, bits of pretty colored glass, a few beads. It was beautiful. We stopped, in the rain, and admired how pretty it was in the middle of all the gloom.
Severine: We wanted to add something to the shrine!
Tori: I dug through my backpack, trying to find something pretty to add to it. I saw I had a bottle of red nail polish and had an idea.
Severine: Tori pulled out the bottle and began painting, in shear silence, Austin's initials, APB, on the stone.
Tori: It only took five minutes. But neither Severine or I spoke, it was so perfectly quiet, with the sound of the rain and the wind rustling through the leaves, and Austin's initials and a little heart slowly taking shape on the piece of bark in the center of the shrine. It was so peaceful! We could feel him, we really could. When we were walking though the gardens earlier and I was talking to Sev about how it was strange to think Austin's not here anymore, she said "But he is here, Tor. He's always here." She was right. It was such a serene little moment of time, we wanted to share it with all of you:)
Love always,
Love always,
Tori and Severine
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