So many emotions raced in my head,
But one was stronger,
Louder,
Than the others:
Agony.
I took another step forward.
I could hear the voices far behind me, calling to me.
Begging.
Pleading for me to stop.
To turn around.
To wait.
But they wouldn't stop me now.
I wouldn't let them pull me back.
They wouldn't make it in time to stop me.
I stood
On the very edge now,
Looking out
Over the Never-ending Ocean.
"Astrix!"
I heard a voice call.
I hesitated with that sound...
Could it be?
No.
No, that wasn't his real voice.
He wasn't here.
Pushing away the sounds behind me,
I took another step,
Even closer to the edge.
With agony and relief,
I realized that they were
Not going to stop me.
They actually weren't.
So, I took that last step.
I flung myself forward.
Down,
Down,
Down.
Through the warm, salty air
I fell.
I fell with peace,
Realizing that it
Would all be over soon.
As I fell,
So lightly,
So simply,
I closed my eyes.
I let the end come.
With a flash of light,
Pain shot through me.
Unbearable pain.
I screamed once,
Impulsively.
A long-drawn out scream.
But then it was over.
And so was the pain...
I slowly faded away
Into the darkness of death.
