Out of reach
Aug. 5th, 2024 04:30 pmMy eyes flickered open. Where was I? I quickly sat up and looked at my surroundings. An endless void encircled me, and all was quiet. I sat in space for a second before realizing what was going on. I reached for my face before realizing I had a helmet on.
“What is this?” I tried to speak, but nothing came out of my mouth.
As I looked around for some sign to show me what was happening, I noticed it. A bright blue orb with green spots floating around in space with me. I didn’t recognize it at first, until I realized, “This was the planet I’d been looking for!”
However, the lack of gravity in space prohibited me from moving at my own will. Floating away, I could only watch as the planet “Earth” moved further and further away from my grasp.
Paralyzed in space, forever watching, and waiting for it to come back to me.