The View

The View They were climbing up a mountainside to get a better view of the sea. she reached the top before him, and he breathed hard when he got up. She laughed pleased she had won he smiled too but was short on laughter. He was strong, slim and looked athletic but a doctor had told him his heart was weak and not put strain on it, by too much sport. His friends kidded him for his reluctance to partake in long treks in the woods and sleeping under canvas... slowly they drifted away or rather he made himself absent because he could not tell his friends about it they found him cantankerous said he lacked the spirit of youth and fun. Boring, his girlfriend said before walking off. He was so big and strong, but didn´t have the strength- or was it vanity - to be one of them.