Entry #12

Infinity
by Angelique H. Caffrey


“What are we doing here?”

The man in front of me turned around. “What?”

“What are we doing here?”

He shrugged. “Dunno.”

“How did we get here?” I peered over the escalator’s sides. There was nothing but dark mist.

“Beats me.”

Without warning, a lanky fellow ran toward us. Spewing meaningless syllables, he moved frantically down the narrow escalator, bumping into people. When he ran past me, I met his bloodshot gaze. Then, he was a memory.

“Mercy,” said the man in front of me. “That was strange.”

I had a plan. “Can you do me a favor?” I asked him.

“Sure.”

“Pass a message along to that guy in front of you.”

“All right… what’s the message?”

“Just this: ‘Where are we going?… Pass it on…’”

He nodded. He leaned up to the gray-haired dude, then the gray-haired dude whispered in the ear of the teenage girl. After that, I couldn’t see or hear the question being asked any more.

The man in front of me said over his shoulder, “Feel better now?”

I lied. “Yes. Thank you.”

“Good.” He was silent.

I peered into the vapor that had no beginning, no end. Should I jump over the edge of the escalator into the clouds? If I did, what would happen? And did I even have the balls to try?

The escalator hummed. I waited for my answer from above.

Just then, the woman behind me tapped my shoulder. Slowly, she asked, “Where are we going?… Pass it on…”