Ba-Boom
Ba-Boom
Ba-Boom
Ba-Boom
That sound was so irritating. Every thump bringing back memories.
Ba-Boom
Inhale.
Citrus and white musk hovered in the air around her.
Ba-Boom
Stupid smells. She opened her eyes, uncrossed her legs and lifted herself off the floor. She needed to use a different smell. This one was too much like him.
Ba-Boom
Dark musk and pepper. Much better. She picked up the bottle and sprayed it into the air of the dim room.
Ba-Boom
She placed herself back down on the mat. Breathe.
Ba-Boom
She closed her eyes.
Ba-Boom
She floated in a small lake. The water was warm and the moon illuminated the surrounding garden.
Ba-Boom
A blossom tree was in full bloom on the minature island, connected to mainland by a wooden, red and white bridge.
Ba-Boom
A warm hand held hers.
Ba-Boom
No! Not him! She didn't want him here. It was her happy place.
Ba-Boom
Go away!
Ba-Boom
She pushed it away. That sound.
Ba-Boom
It was the sad sound and it reminded her of everything he did. The pain he caused. She didn't want to remember.
Ba-Boom
She shoved the sound away.
Ba-Boom
She pushed it further away. The sound dimmed. Her wilpower took over.
Ba...boom
And it stopped. And she was happier. Her body relaxed. She didn't need to take another breath. The world around her was gone.
Later that afternoon her sister came to find her. She had been meditating all day. Why had she been gone to long? She missed dinner.
Opening the door, her sister found found her sprawled on the yoga mat. Her chest wasn't rising or falling.
Her lips had turned blue.
The neightbours heard the scream.
-x-
Three weeks later, the newspapers read:
"Girl dies from heartbreak - stops her own heart beating."
