I stood at the back of the ferry watching the churning trail of water and thinking about what to do next. The boat rocked just enough to make me doubt my balance.
It’s hard to believe that only a few days ago my life seemed to be set. I’d just gotten promoted to senior manager. I’d moved into a brand new condo. From the outside, my life looked perfect. I was on the right track. The reality was far from that.
In the evening, I would come home for my perfect job to sit in my perfect condo and think about how nothing in my life felt quite right.
I’m good at distracting myself, but no number of nights out with my friends or expensive clothes could distract me from the feeling that my insides were caving in. I was empty. The world around me was drained of color until one Wednesday evening when my life became a neon dream. [Read more…] about Where I Need To Be (Flash Fiction Challenge)