Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Fall

The name of the book I'm reading.
The name of a different book someone recommended.
The name of a movie I've seen and enjoyed.

I was walking home today when I fell down the stairs.  I was lucky; it was only one step to fall.  I fell sideways and broke my fall gently with my hands and body.  No scratches, no bruises.  I rolled my ankle, though, and it hurt a bit.  Scared and in pain, I began to cry.  A day's worth (3 years' worth) of pain came gushing out of my eyes.  I wondered if anyone could see me; could hear me.  I let my face rest on the cool, dirty pavement.  I lay there on the ground.  Dizzy, confused, scared, ... alone.

Then I counted.

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10

I got up slowly.  My ankle hurt, but I was okay.  I've had worse pain.
I limped home.