Micah
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'd rest there, breathe the night air, then head back before anyone noticed I was gone.
But the curve never came.
The trail just kept going straight.
Like the woods had been stretched out like taffy, I slowed down and easy.
That's when I turned to head back and froze.
Fire was still visible, but tiny.
Farther away than it should have been, like I'd walked a mile, not a few hundred feet.
Then the air shifted.
It was like something heavy pressing against me.
Not physical, but thicker.
Like walking through water.
Like the world around me was holding its breath.
I turned and ran.
No more clearing my head.
I just wanted the fire.
The faster I moved, the worse it felt.
Like the trail was stretching ahead of me, refusing to let me gain ground.
When I reached the clearing, something was wrong.
The fire was cold.
Just grey ash spread in an uneven ring like it had been out for hours.