Redemption

Redemption

She stood on the edge of the bridge, looking down at the water. The city lights glistened in the distant, eyes staring back at her, watching this final scene of this final act. Everything was so cold. She saw all of the world flash before her yes. Images she had seen and events she had experienced, people she had met. It was odd, that at this moment, right now, all she could think of was the elderly couple that had sat on the bus in front of her. And the mailman in their neighborhood. The elementary school crossing-guard. Random images, random thoughts flew through her brain in an instant, and she understood. Not all of it, not even half, but enough. She knew why she was there. Why she was standing there. And her foot, motionless, stood poised between now and forever. She took a deep breath, looked to the perfectly clear sky and.
And.
And.
She turned around.
Her life had just begun.