Attempt And Fail

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I didn't feel like exercising. I have that image in my head again. The idea gets more appealing every time. Should I? I should. I will. It's late out... Everyone is in their homes. I can get away with it. Halloween is a couple of weeks away... People will think nothing of it.

I grab the rope from the shed in the backyard and walk through the small woods. I stop at a big old cherry blossom tree that has a small stream running by it, my favorite spot, my getaway place. I climb up the tree and stop when I'm about ten feet up. I stare up at the sky, covered in stars that surround a full moon. It is so beautiful. Now is the perfect time. I tie the rope into a noose and tie the other end tightly around the branch I was sitting on. I jump...

I'm not... Dead. Before I know it, the rope is taken from around my neck and I'm standing on my feet. What happened? "Lydia..." A soft but cracked voice says.

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