FEAR by Beth Polelle

            I was on a platform, ready to catch a train. I was feeling dizzy and felt like I might fall. I grabbed onto someone and said, “Sorry, I’m not feeling well. I feel like I might fall.”

            The lady smiled and said, “That’s all right.”

            The train pulled up. I stepped on the train. I sat down and tried to think of how I was going to get down the stairs. The train pulled in to the stop. I stepped off the train and headed for the stairs. I held onto the railing. I almost fell, but caught myself. I decided I would take the bus to work. As I crossed the street I was fearful. I hurried across the street and caught the bus. I started thinking about all my fears and worried about how I was going to deal with them.
             'I am fearful of a lot of things,' I thought to myself. Fear, to me, is a very scary feeling. I reached my destination. I went to work right away. When I'm at work people are not always in the best mood. Everything has to be done right and at a good pace.
             I don't get out of work until dark. I looked at my coworker and said, "What time do you leave work?"
             She turned to me and said, "Not until 8:30 pm."
             I told her, "That's the time I leave." I went back to my work. I looked at the clock. It was only 7:45, forty five minutes left, fears were creeping up on me. This was the third time I had to leave late.

-Beth Polelle