08-28-2008, 02:52 AM
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Once, he believed he could run. Take off without regrets or concerns, and run forever. Then his heart had blown out and he had lost his legs in the war and come crashing down to earth, breaking his wings as he did so. Now he was an earthbound man, half-blind and crippled, nearly useless. Where would he go? What could he possibly do? It had been luck and luck alone that kept him alive this long. There were still a great number of people out there who wanted him dead. “I guess so,” he said, looking back up to the sky. “I’m just sorry it took this long.”
Once, he believed he could run. Take off without regrets or concerns, and run forever. Then his heart had blown out and he had lost his legs in the war and come crashing down to earth, breaking his wings as he did so. Now he was an earthbound man, half-blind and crippled, nearly useless. Where would he go? What could he possibly do? It had been luck and luck alone that kept him alive this long. There were still a great number of people out there who wanted him dead. “I guess so,” he said, looking back up to the sky. “I’m just sorry it took this long.”