Misstep Story
Matthew Ryan Fischer
Christopher realized he had made a mistake. That much was more
than apparent. It was pretty obvious really. There had been a major misstep
taken and now he was totally and completely lost. And that… that was most
definitely going to be a problem.
He hadn’t been thinking, he had just acted. Impulsive,
irresponsible, idiotic. Not normally the words associated with Chris. But they
were totally appropriate when considering Christopher in this most current sense.
It was his mess. He had gotten himself into it. He had himself and only himself
to blame.
He had been in messes before. He had made wrong moves before. But
nothing and nothing at all, compared to this. This was the epic, once in a
lifetime, no coming back from it sort of mistake.
The temptation had been too great. It was irresistible. It was
magic and wonder and mystery all wrapped up in one. He knew he was a fool, but
he really felt it would be worth it. No one else, as far as he knew, would ever
get to do what he was doing. That was supposed to make it worth it. He told
himself that. It was that special. He made the quick decision and jumped into
it and now he was stuck with it. Now he was stuck with his one bad move.
The looking glass was magic. It was unreal. Inside the looking
glass he saw other worlds. It was like looking into a dream. Some of the worlds
looked the same. Some were fantasies. They were what could have been, what
should have been, what would be. It was all too great to ignore.
And so he went for it. He leaped. He let it take him far and wide
to another place.
The looking glass could transport him across worlds, across
universes, but then he discovered the horrible horrible truth. He had no map.
He had no control. He had no way to know
where he was going or any way to get home. He was a journeyman without a
destination. A man without a country, without a home. He could leap and leap
and leap again. Every world the looking glass showed was different. Every step
took him to another place. None of the steps got him anywhere closer to being
where he really wanted to be.
He was lost. Out on his own. No direction. No hope. Nothing but
his great big mistake. But what had he really expected? He realized he had been
fairly stupid. He really hadn’t thought it all through. He had thought that the
other worlds might give him a chance to get things right, to make the most of
his life, to fix his bad decisions. Instead, he was trapped in his worst
decision of all.
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