“That Little Voice”

Author’s Note: This is a Take Ten to Write story and has not been proofread for errors. If I feel inspired or if there’s interest in the story, I’ll post a revised, edited, and extended version at a later date. Happy reading!

Prompt: “Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” — E. Joseph Cossman

“Don’t look down!”

I let out a high-pitched whine. “My eyes are closed and I’m not opening them until I get to the other side!”

“Good! Because you really don’t want to do that right now.”

A chill runs through me as I have the sudden urge to open my eyes.

“Don’t do it!”

My eyelids tremble. I can’t take it anymore.

I open my eyes.

The world seems to shrink below me. Everything looks so small, so far away.

And I’m absolutely terrified.

I clutch at the ropes, holding on desperately. I’m going to fall. That’ll be it. No more me.

“Remember the treasure…”

That’s right. The treasure. The whole reason I came out here.

Darn that little voice in my mind.

Final Comments: For some reason I had a really hard time thinking of strong descriptions for this one.

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