Bridge

Bridge (Tragedy)
A man stood on one side of a bridge. He looked across the way, and saw her standing there, far away.

He called out to her, "Hey! I'm over here!"

She replied, "I know you are!"

The man tried running towards her, but he ran too fast, and tripped. He scrambled to his feet, realizing that she was further away now.

"Where are you going?"

He called this out to her, and she replied almost immediately.

"Nowhere. You just went the wrong direction."

He stood there in thought. Running didn't work, maybe he should slowly pace over. Every step he took resulted in her getting further away, it seemed.

"You are going somewhere! You're leaving!"

She turned around and actually started walking away.

He chased her, but no matter how fast he walked, he couldn't catch up. The distance between them was growing.

He couldn't move any longer, and collapsed. She kept walking further and further away.

At the top of his lungs, he called to her. "DON'T GO..."

Then there was a snap. The bridge collapsed into the river below.

And the stool was on its side.