Short Stories

Touch the Sky

She ran in the water as it went up to her knees. She ran faster slowly drowning. But she knew she would not die. She felt herself get light as a feather. She knew her wings were here and that her time has come. She looked up from the night sky and cried out.

“I shall miss this world, no matter how painful it may be. There will always be good people out there” She made her fluffy white wings flap as she flew out of the water and into the night sky. She flew into the clouds and laughed.

“I’m free! I’m free” she sang.

“I won’t be hurt any longer” she whispers and flies higher. She wanted to touch the stars and the moon.

But she could not reach them. Her wings were giving out and she herd yelling of people. A tear ran down her face as she was confused.

“What is going on? Why can’t i touch the stars? Why am i falling? Can’t i sleep with the stars? Can’t i wake when the sun arrives?"

She looked over to see that she no longer had her wings. She was falling and her heart was broken once again. She screamed in fear. It was her time however! How is she falling? It was her time to go! 

“Please grab my hand!” she yelled at the sky.

"Please grab it!” But nothing took her hand.  She fell right back into the water. She woke up and coughed, she was in a hospital bed with her family right next to her.

“How could you drown yourself? Why did you try to leave us? Why would you let the bullies win?” Her mother cried but she was happy that her daughter was alive.

“Mother i wanted t reach the sky. Touch the stars. Why did i fall and awake here?” she smelled like the Ocean and her hair was slowly starting to dry. 

“My dear daughter, you can’t be a angel now. It’s not your time. You will reach the sky in many-many-many years “ her farther spoke. The girl put her head down. she was disappointed, she had to wait all those years just to touch the sky?

“I guess i will wait until then. I won’t let the bullies get to me any longer. I shall be happy. Because i was in the sky and i saw the stars and felt the fluffy clouds. But one day i shall touch the sky!” She smiled as her parents smiled back.

“Yes one day we all will touch the sky but for now we shall walk this earth and explore. Does that sound like a good plan?” Her mother ask as her daughter nods.

“Yes i’m very curious about this world. I know there is good in it and i shall find it. That’s my Second goal. The first one is to touch the sky. No matter how stupid it is. Because i know that someone out there who wants to touch the sky and i will touch it with them”

"I will touch the sky."