One Step

Sweats trickled down my body as I walk up the stairs. Slowly making steps with fuzzy sight of what’s ahead. As I reached the third floor, I watched up the next set of stairs. Lights flickered, sweats trickled more. I climbed up the last step and took a deep breath. I walked along the small corridor leading to the top balcony. My vision was getting dark and more blurry. A cool breeze kissed my face and memories started flowing in my mind. Useless, lazy, incompetent, weak.. these words rang inside me as loud as a fire alarm. I took a step forward, now I’m at the edge, high above the low ground. Tears started flowing down. One step, and all of this will end. One step and I will at last be at peace. No more pain, no more sadness.