the leap of faith

[brentjoyce]

anyone want to do a one on one?

i am the disgruntled employee who is just about to jump from the top of the building

and you a person trying to dissuade me?

[glamorousgnome]

Dizzy.

Unbelievably dizzy.

The ground, floors and floors and floors below swirled in a pit, laughing at her, mocking at her fear of its depth. Tiny blinking lights of the commercialist New York City, far away, close enough. If one were to fall down down down then there would be nothing left.
Just pieces.
A skull here. A collar bone there.
Dashing blood against the white cement, a vibrant contrast for this city of corporate life, this city that hurried like blood pumping through the business jugular, that thick bulging contour of the wallet's neck. The ground here thirsted for the blood of those who balanced on one cheap toe at the top of the rigid spined skyscrapers, so close to falling, so close to jumping-

"Please," the woman begged, frizzing black hair slipping out of a hat, that fell down down down- "Get down from the edge! Please-!" She stood there, spellbound, at a loss for words, but she had to say something. She couldn't let this person go through with this-

[brentjoyce]

Trent was a the typical white collar worker...

Five days a week seven am to 5 pm.

1 hour commute

Bills

For the past 10 years Trent has worked in this sixty story filing cabinet. 10 years Trent worked to get to the top of the building. In those 10 years Trent had not accomplished his goal.

Year after year He built his resume, sending it to regional office. But, he never got so much as a call back. He applied for a promotion twice but those efforts were turned down.

Trent never fretted though, never raised his voice. He only smiled and worked harder hoping that the bosses and big wigs would see his effort.

Then finally Trent all 5'3 of him walked in to his bosses office. On the tenth anniversary of his first day. He walked in sweat under his business brown hair, with bags under his hollow black eyes from a weeks worth of work. It was Friday and Trent was trying for a promotion again.

"Mr. Waterbe i think it is about time that we discuss my promotion"

The boss all proud and mighty looked up at this pathetic man.

he took a big long gaze

"Mr.?"

he held out the 'r' because he didn't know Trent

"Olson sir, Trent Olson"

Trent gave a half smile

"Mr. Olson i am afraid that i think you haven't worked here long enough, you need to gain more experience."

Trent begun to unnerve. this was his new boss his fourth new boss because the other three moved up. Mr. Waterbe hasn't even worked as long as Trent. Waterbe didn't even know Trent so he just played him off as another amateur. In fact all the people Trent worked with ether moved up, or got another job. But for some insane reason Trent stayed at it. Tried the working mans path.

The vein in the back of Trent's mind ruptured but years of being turned down had taught Trent restraint.

Trent just smiled and left...


That was almost an hour ago...


Now Trent was on top of the building. He had accomplished his goal...

Sort of...

Trent stood looking down the side of the flat steel cliff. 60 stories high. that is enough time to ponder the last 10 wasted years of his life. he would be pondering that idea till him body creators into the thick asphalt below possibly causing his body to explode into tiny little pieces.

Trent could see it. the vision of his weak small body hitting the pavement at top speed. The sudden crunch as Gravity and the floor meet with his body sandwiched in the middle.

peace...

Thats what this vision meant to Trent. It was peace from his hellish little life. Wasted the past 10 years.

peace from his ignorant boss who didn't even work as long as he did.

peace from his 5 by 5 cubical were he spend so many hours wasting away.

peace from the 1 hour commute he did every week day for the past 10 years(excluding the holidays were he would work from home).

peace from bills.

All Trent could think about was bills. he smiled and laughed

"at least there is no Bills in heaven and hell"

thats when Trent heard the words

"Get down from the edge! Please-!"

He turned around and saw a woman he had never seen before. he kept his feet at the edge even the breeze could push him over.

"why should I! I got nothing! 10 years and i still got nothing! Nothing to show for it other then bills and this weak pathetic life!"

[brentjoyce]

Jen I am bumping this shit now post.