The Only Way Out
📅 late autumn or early winter 2005
ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇssᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ɪ ᴅᴇʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴡɪɴᴅ
ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ɪɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴜs
ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴏɴ, ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ
ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇs ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛs sᴛɪʟʟ ғʟᴀsʜ
ɪ'ᴍ sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴅᴇᴀғ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟɪɴᴅ
ᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ
ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ's ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ᴘᴀᴛʜ
ᴡᴇ sᴇᴇᴋ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇɴᴇss ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍs ᴏғ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜsɴᴇss
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ
sᴏ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʟʟ
ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛs ɪ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs
ᴡɪʟʟ ɪ ᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴘ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ʜᴏᴘᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏᴏᴛsᴛᴇᴘs ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ
ғᴏʀ ᴇʟᴜsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛs
ғᴏʀ ᴇʟᴜsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪғᴛ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
ɪ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ sʜɪɴᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ, ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀᴇ
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴛɪᴄᴋᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ
ɪ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ sʜɪɴᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ
ɪ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀᴇ
ᴇʟᴜsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs | ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀᴛᴏʀ
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Age 11 was a difficult one for Chey. Glad that rope snaps, bud. You make it. And it's worth it. I promise.