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PROBLEM VI | Jock To Rescue!
I've always wondered, if every person living had this one thing of their own, that was beautiful but scary at the same time. It might be anything really, doesn't have to be something you own, doesn't have to be something you love. Just something that seemed so beautiful but also scary.
I have that one thing, but I've wondered if everyone had it.
I wouldn't call it a thing though, I have a place like that, saying much precisely. If I were to be more specific, I'd say, it was the place where some end lives, or some get peace. There are many possibilities of what a place might mean to different people. Without variations, the world and life would be such a bore.
This place, that was so beautiful but yet scared the daylights out of me was where I was standing currently. Before me, I saw an almost setting sun, the sky coloured twilight. A fresh breeze whipped my face, making me remember I was surrounded by plush trees. Looking below, I was looking at the blue water that sparkled beneath the setting sun.
Standing at the edge of a cliff, the sunset seemed so beautiful, but what scared me was the water beneath. The cliff edge was no doubt a long distance from the water, and that scared me.
Excluding detention, this was my escape from Justin Lian. Because detention was becoming just so mainstream. Alright, I'll admit, I did not want my grades falling down, call me a nerd but-Justin did not want that. Trust me, I've tried. Detention's always the first choice.
How I had ended up here for the first time, I don't know. But this used to be my mother's and I's place. I have absolutely no idea why she thought we should have a place for just the two of us that was other than home, but I'm glad she did. I could say, she gave me something to go on.
Places like these are rare to find. Places so peaceful, where you get to see beauty, but also feel your fear limit. Places where you come to know what your massive fear is about, and face it. So when you get a hold of aplace like that, don't forget the way to it.
If today was your last day, would you be nicer? Love more? Try something new? Definitely.
Standing at the edge of the cliff, where only one step ahead was nothing but death, and one step behind, was the title of coward waiting for me. I did not want any of them, I did not want death but I also did not want to be titled a coward. So instead, I opened my arms wide and welcomed the mild wind that splashed my face. Things I lacked from Titanic were only a ship, drowning in freezing water and a boy who would give life for me. But boys are the immature version of men, and men are complex.
