Higher

in #story6 years ago (edited)








We stood and watched, mesmerized by its brilliance and pacified by the warmth that radiated through our bodies.

Our highs flowed up through the heat, riding the tips of the flames as they licked at the sky, incandescent and greedy.

We knew it was burning too hot, too fast—but only the crash can humble the high.









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