The Falling Sensation



Falling. I was falling through air, about to crash into the ground. Then, like a puppet attached by strings, I was yanked back from this suicide. I bolted upright in bed, panting. It was a dream. Maybe it wasn't. Either way, my alarm clock pulled me back into reality. I got out of bed and made my way to the kitchen. A cold breeze floated through the kitchen, and I shivered. No sign of my roommate waking up. I made myself some coffee then walked to his room. He wasn't there. He's probably in the cafeteria downstairs getting breakfast. I quickly drank my coffee then got dressed and ran down the stairwell to the cafeteria. Empty. Not a single soul was there. I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't sleeping, dreaming still, but I wasn't. I checked the clock. 10:34 am. Worried, I ran down the endless hallway of rooms, but not one sound from anything. Then, I felt the cold hands of sleep creeping up my neck. My eyelids drooped and then I  fell over, suddenly asleep.

Once again, I was falling. Falling through a endless sky, with nothing to see or grab on. I couldn't tell if it was light or dark out. Then, I stopped falling. Everything was dark. I could make out a group of figures standing in front of me. I heard whispers and could make out some words, "can't live"  "must die"  "falling". Then, one figure noticed me and told his friends. They all looked at me and said "Remember when you were on the edge of sleep, and you close your eyes then feel like you're falling? Even though your body isn't even moving. Then, your body gets up in a thump and you flash awake. Remember? We do. We let you live. but know, you have over stayed your welcome. Now, it is our turn." they said perfectly in sync. Then, I kept falling, time got up again and ran forward. I kept falling, and falling. Then, my helpless body smashed into an invisible ground. The pain surged my body, and then my mind went blank. Now, here I am, typing this letter to those who have experienced this falling sensation. Remember, always keep in mind, when you are falling and then your body jerks you back into reality, that "they" let you live.