EX.LOG_04-B: Between Up and Down
—Rho’s hesitation is the only thing that takes form here.
The shadows on the snow slowly overlap with me.
Inside me, every step is speaking to itself.
I push open the basement door of the apartment beside the park and step into a narrow stairwell.
The lightbulb flickers. Water stains seep through the walls.
Rho:
“Are we… going up, or going down?”
Venn:
“That doesn’t matter. What matters is that you keep walking. That’s the rule here.”
“It won’t take you anywhere. It only prolongs your hesitation.”
I whisper:
“I just want to leave…”