Elena Vance
Listen to The Clear Horizon by Elena Vance as a bilingual audiobook with synchronized read-along text in English and Vietnamese.
Clara loved working in the peaceful community garden every morning. She grew fresh tomatoes, sweet basil, and soft cotton flowers. Her friend Marcus shared a small bakery next to the garden. Marcus baked delicious oat bread and savory vegetable pies every day. They had been close friends and business partners for five years. Recently, however, Marcus seemed very distant and unusually nervous. He often stared at the horizon while holding his notebook. Clara noticed that he sighed whenever she mentioned future plans. Yesterday morning, Marcus said something that worried Clara deeply. He mentioned that big changes were coming to his life soon. He talked about moving forward and leaving old habits behind. Clara immediately thought that Marcus wanted to leave their small town. She felt a sharp pain of sadness in her heart. She did not ask him what he meant by those words. Instead, she decided to keep her growing fear to herself. The silence between the two friends grew wider every single day. Marcus spent hours writing secret notes at his wooden desk. Clara spent her time watering the green plants in complete silence. She started to prepare herself for a lonely future without him.