There is a moment in your life that's almost impossible to describe.
Before then, life is an endless maze of twists and turns, telling you to make decisions that you feel like you'll never know the answer to.
Suddenly, you fall.
You keep diving downward, flailing for anything to grab on to, but you feel nothing but the silk air around you.
You think that it will never end, that you're Alice falling down the rabbit hole, with nothing but your imagination to keep you company while you're
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Then-
Thud.
You close your eyes against the world, bracing for the pain of it all to come back.
But you find there's a swelling rising in your chest, spilling out of the top of your head.
You laugh until your sides hurt, giggling so much you are sure you're going to burst at the seams.
You smile so bright that it could turn into sunlight, filling up every horror, every piece of pain that you've endured and chasing it away.
You stand up straight and tall, brush the past off of your shoulders, and open your eyes.