The thought of killing herself had only entered Carrie’s mind
in the last few weeks. She used to think it was such a selfish
thing to do. What could
be so bad that you leave the people you love with a gaping hole
full of sorrow and unanswered questions?
“What was so wrong?” they would ask.
“Could we have done something?”
“Why did she do it?” “Why?
Why? Why?”
It used to sound so sadistic to her.
But
now… now Carrie saw it with fresh eyes—eyes that were teetering on
the edge of the cliff and peering into the abyss.
It’s
everyone else that’s selfish, she thought. If
people are that
miserable that they are willing to take a chance on the unknown,
then they should be allowed.
The sadists would rather keep the bird in the cage for their
own amusement.
It
seemed that all her life she was striving for some dream—the great
job, the house with the picket fence, the perfect husband, and the
2.5 kids. Just when she
thought she might actually get it all, she realized the dream
was only an illusion.
With nothing left to lose, she decided that it was finally time to
go. Little did she know
that out on the railroad tracks she would meet a mysterious,
handsome train hopper that seemed to have all the answers and an
opportunity to live truly free from all illusions and just drift…
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