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*She didn't know what drew her out into the piercing cold either, past the heavy, creaky door and the dead bolt that thudded as she turned the key. Barefoot; she could feel the granules in the asphalt digging into her feet and leaving in them imprints, memories of having tread on its cold black surface. The breeze easily penetrated her thin cotton shirt and her senses screamed to attention, willing her to seek warmth. And yet the chill felt cleansing, almost purgatory, an electric current shooting through her and hollowing out the core - but what is empty must be filled. Suddenly she shivered; she felt herself rising slowly, becoming one with the moving air. The clouds drew nearer, and if she could just reach out... And then she knew, inexplicably, that she should let go. Her tense body went limp and the tethers loosened and fell to the same asphalt in a gentle swirling coil. She had never been good at letting go, total surrender always a foreign, unattainable concept. Yet here she was, free-falling with nothing to cushion the impact that was sure to come. The emptiness within her began to fill up; a mild warmth that grew and expanded with every extra inch she fell. It spread, like an octopus stretching its tentacles, pushing its way from her core to her limbs and to her head and her ears. Her feet found the ground just as this heat unfurled in her fingertips. Her thumping heart was burning strong now, like a bonfire smolders and crackles at its core to ensure its flames keep whipping and licking.
I signed my life away to mooting again this semester, evidence that we don't always learn from our mistakes. I have a feeling that once again I've tried to swallow an entire chocolate cake and will end up choking. Speaking of chocolate, I seem to have developed lactose intolerance in the past two months. I'm not sure if this is actually possible but any amount of chocolate, yoghurt or milk seems to induce my stomach to the notion of imploding and this is slightly disturbing.
Dave and Bora get married in 3 days! I've bought a new dress (which has Japanese calligraphy-esque blossoms printed all over it) for the occasion and this makes me very happy. Winter is losing its grip and spring is coming; I can't wait for mild enough weather to wear floaty dresses and tuck my closed shoes neatly into their boxes again. Anyway, work in half an hour. I should be going.
I signed my life away to mooting again this semester, evidence that we don't always learn from our mistakes. I have a feeling that once again I've tried to swallow an entire chocolate cake and will end up choking. Speaking of chocolate, I seem to have developed lactose intolerance in the past two months. I'm not sure if this is actually possible but any amount of chocolate, yoghurt or milk seems to induce my stomach to the notion of imploding and this is slightly disturbing.
Dave and Bora get married in 3 days! I've bought a new dress (which has Japanese calligraphy-esque blossoms printed all over it) for the occasion and this makes me very happy. Winter is losing its grip and spring is coming; I can't wait for mild enough weather to wear floaty dresses and tuck my closed shoes neatly into their boxes again. Anyway, work in half an hour. I should be going.