My eyes slide shut, and my lungs fill with so much air I feel like I might burst. Like I might float away. This. This right here, I think. This is what I’ve always been waiting for. Fast-paced music blares from the speakers, but all I hear is that haunting, twinkling melody from before. All I hear is the heavy heart in my chest snapping free from its constraints, as it finally flies unburdened.
