Wind whips past his ears, thundering out everything but the snapping of his nylon suit. Pure exhilaration: that’s why he dives. Kyle never tires of the initial thrill of leaping into open air. But that thrill was immediately crushed by an icy horror tearing through him. He had pulled the ripcord, but nothing had happened.
The mental impact of his new reality would be nothing to the physical impact of the ground’s reality, now rushing unnecessary, unwanted detail at his eyes. He whispers a prayer, hoping his being closer to Heaven will help. He grips the emergency cord, and pulls.
This was in response to the prompt of "Impact" from the 100 Word Podcast Weekly Challenge #188 (Week Ending 11/28/2009).
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