What I'm doing right now is absolutely crazy. It's hailing and raining and I'm in shorts and a pathetic windbreaker and my heels are bleeding (I should remember to use thicker, longer socks) and I can hardly breath. The neighborhood is mostly deserted, side from the occasional car that passes by and the couple that always do their daily run, regardless of the weather.
The music streaming through my headphones sounds far away, I guess the volume might be lower than usual- though I'm pretty sure it's because of the excessive water that has soaked through my hood.
I run in rhythm with the song in my head- something about not doing stupid things; how ironic. My lungs feel like they're on fire and I have to stop of the corner. I try to look up at the sky, but quickly realize that this is yet another stupid mistake and rub my face from where the cold hail has left its mark. This could be a scene out of a movie:
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The camera zooms onto a corner shot of the drenched girl's eyes showing the water that splashes on her face making her blink dramatically.
The camera zooms out to show her standing on the corner of the street- the coloring is dark and drab, only sparing the glaring red stop sign of the unprepossessing gray-ness.
The naive, young girl has finally come to understand the cruelty of the world and how stupid she was. She sighs. She pulls the pony-tail holder out of her hair and shakes her head like some wild beast. She pulls her hair back up, stands tall, and begins to run in the direction of home- ready to face the consequences.
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How cliché.
One moment is all it takes to change your mind. Take that moment and make it right- whatever "it" might be.
