Trin walked to the edge of the duck pond and sat down with a thump.

She smiled at the ducks swimming around the pond and wished she'd thought to bring bread or cookies or something. 'Oh well,' she thought, 'Guess that means I'll just have to comeback soon.'

Reaching into the bag at her side, Trin pulled out a very worn looking paperback book, crossed her legs in a lotus-like style and began to read, her eyes darting quickly across the familiar words on the page.