The Upside Of Falling Novels & Stories

The wind roared and whistled in my ears. Falling from such a great height would almost certainly prove fatal. It wouldn’t be pleasant but it wouldn’t be the end, either. Just inconvenient to have to go back to square one and do it all over again. And there’d be Yuqi to deal with. Surviving the fall, however, would be infinitely worse. Lying there, back broken, limbs twisted in unnatural directions. Not good. I couldn’t heal myself if I couldn’t use my hands.

"FALLING FEELS EXACTLY LIKE FLOATING UNTIL IT DOESN'T." MAYA. The problem with falling was that it didn't feel like falling. That was the thing nobody told you. You expected it to feel like a drop — sudden, alarming, the floor disappearing under your feet with enough force that you knew exactly what was happening and could at least name it while it was occurring. You expected to feel it the way you felt other bad things. Clearly. Unmistakably. With enough warning to brace.

I took a deep breath and climbed out of the window, I was on the roof now. Now that I was on the roof, I couldn't think of a way to get down! The fall looked very scary, I wasn't a good climber to begin with. “I real should have thought it through before attempting to climb down.” I thought to myself. I took a Deb breath and started climbing down. Luckily for me, It was a two storey building. A fall from here would only result in a few broken bones, I would probably survive that. Suddenly, I lost a footing and slipped. My hands could not grab something quickly, I plummeted down the building and fell with a soft thud.

It was enough that I could slip a claw through and slice the barrier up through the middle. I was immediately falling from the sky. I imagined a soft pillow catching me, uncertain if that exercise would work. I closed my eyes, fearing the worst as I dropped hard to the ground. Surrounding me was the fluffiest pillow that took the brunt of my fall. I laid there for a second, catching my breath.

I jumped up and stood on top of the palace walls. “Yukina, get down from there. You’ll fall.” I put my hand on my hip. I’m a master at this, I can’t possibly fall. I was too confident with myself, as I stepped back, I stepped on a lose roof tile and it slipped under me. I was falling off of the wall. This is so embarrassing. And I was bragging about it too. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain. I felt as if I was caught. I opened my eyes and saw…

"Tomorrow will hurt worse. So fall now, while I can teach you how to take the impact without breaking your spine." I fell. The stone drove the air from my lungs, sent lightning through my ribs. I gasped, vision swimming. "Again," Maya said. "Tuck your chin. Spread the impact across your shoulders, not your spine." I fell again, again and again. My back was a map of bruises, my shoulders screaming, but I'd learned how to fall without destroying myself. "Good," Maya said. "Now learn to get back up fast." For the next two hours, she drilled me on rolling, on using momentum to spring to my feet, and on turning a fall into an opportunity to create distance. When we finally stopped for water, I co

Felix said as he gave me a look. "No way. That would make me a loser, a failure." "There's nothing wrong with failing. It only gives you a chance to do better work. But don't get me wrong, I don't mean you should work better on your next bet." Felix explained. We were completely opposite of each other but he gets me, that was why he's the closest to me among my friends. He was like a brother to me and I knew he was the only one who could help me get through this mess.

She felt different emotions at the same time while trying to clean the mud off her body. First, she was surprised that he had won Where had he learnt to ride like that? She wondered. It was definitely not from her because he was always unserious and uninterested about riding. Next, had he pushed the pole on purpose to make her fall? Was that how cheap he was going to play? The emotion that troubled her the most was the embarrassment, the embarrassment of starting off proudly and finishing up very badly. Like they always said, pride comes before a fall. "That was an honest mistake," he answered.

Cerise and Nicholas rode through the chaos that ensued, looking up, there were meteorites passing along the atmosphere, one strong gravitational pull and it's over for the land it crashes on. "If only Jean was here to see this" It was a breathtaking sight, one that makes you want to capture it all on camera. Unfortunately, this was no time for that as they've arrived at the back of the mansion. Nicholas gets off the bike first, followed by Cerise who immediately tries to climb the vines on the wall. Much to her dismay, the vines snap and they're left with nothing to hold onto. They're left to walk to the entrance, where they spot Janoir and Joy-i cornered by aurums. Her guess was right!

But with his reputation in tatters, few companies were willing to hire him. He could only work as a clerk at a small ad company, doing repetitive tasks every day. The once confident and ambitious man was gone. In its place was a quiet, middle-aged man. Meanwhile, my studio thrived. Without the complicated relationships or emotional entanglements, I could focus on my creations. My work started winning international awards, and my business expanded. I rediscovered the pure joy of creating, no longer bothered by people's prejudices or misunderstandings. Kyle lived with me, happy and carefree.