Fall (VIP, #3)

by Kristen Callihan

Rejecting something out of fear only paints you a fool.”

Such a strange thing is life. All these moments of interaction with others, followed by a return to normalcy. Usually, we don’t give it a second thought. And yet there will be those singular moments that somehow embed themselves in our psyche when we’re least prepared.

“Invest in a good set of kneepads. I predict a lot of groveling in your future5.”

Success, failure—those are transient states. Fear can throw you for a loop. But loneliness digs its claws in like nothing else.

We bicker and bounce around each other like opposing magnetic forces.

the moment you ripped that ice cream out of my hand, you knocked me off-balance. All I could do was fall.”