The quiet desert speaks

Here is a bit from a short novel that I am currently working on, please enjoy. :)

I had seen the desert many times in movies before, but it was never how I had imagined it would be in real life. The rolling, yellow and brown speckled plains kissed the mountains in a beautiful spread. It was so beautiful and quiet, all I could hear was my beating heart. The cactus and small trees ran across the plains like beautiful interlopers. The bright blue sky held the mountains in a sweet caress. I felt my heart wind down into a sweet euphoria. A divine state of…