The Endless Road

Implied death warningThe cold bit into me like the jaws of a shark, threatening to tear life itself from me. Wind whipped around me violently, trying anything to throw me off balance so I’d finally fall. Laughing bitterly, I kept on down the unprotected road, letting the snow catch on my eyelashes and drip into my eyes. I watched as the sky grew darker, the pastel colors of the sunset long since hidden behind a shield of storm clouds. For a moment, I stopped, watching the snow lightly dust my sneakers and the wind tear at my airforce jacket. I can just stop here, I thought. There’s no end to this road. There’s no point. Looking down at my near-frozen, shaking hands, the thought was as tempting as a campfire. Wanting to collapse right there, I let the tension drain from my knees, until I sighed as I was about to fall into the carpet of snow. I’ve come this far already. The effort seemed monumental, but I managed to lift my foot from the already-piling snowflakes and continued walking, the wind howling in my ears. I could feel my arms slowly going numb, the uncontrollable shivering reaching every part of my body. Slowly I crept forward, the light of the sun finally fading from the horizon. I felt my mind going progressively numb, not having any reason to go on other than the fact that there was still a road in front of me. Step after torturous step I walked, every part of my body that I could feel aching. Breathing was progressively getting harder, either from the anxiety of knowing there was nothing I was even walking towards or the invisible chains tightening painfully around my chest. Slowly I felt the last reserves of warmth fading like my waning hope, the cold reaching the depths of my heart. Darkness seeped into my skin as the wind whistled, trying to blow me back. I wouldn't let it, I couldn't. I had come this far.But the road stretched on in front of me just as much as behind.I was ready to give up, finally. It wasn’t worth it. Surrendering, I fell to my knees, everything going dark as I gave up my last hope
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