charloft 100 drabbles - 8. Ocean

There was no hesitation in her step as she walked out to the edge of the cliff. Glancing down, she watched for a few minutes as the ocean crashed against the base. It was mesmerizing the way the water would flow over the rocks, hiding them briefly, then revealing them again moments later.

One wrong move, one mistake in her timing, and she would end up shattered on them.

She continued to watch the waves for a few more moments, wondering how it would feel if she missed her mark. Not that it mattered.

Then, without another thought, she jumped.

charloft 100 drabbles - 38. Mirage

A change.

It was what she needed and she knew it, but it was so hard to change. Oh it seemed easy enough, and it really shouldn’t take all that much to accomplish. A darkening of the hair, a shift in eye color, a slight adjustment to measurements, a somewhat harder look, and it was done.

However, that was just the outside.

The inside was still the same. That feeling of uncertainty wouldn’t go away just because she looked different.

Changing her look was nothing more than an illusion; a way to start over again.

Still, it was a start.