Air of Nothingness

He stared at the shadows making lines on the cement, a cage he was trapped inside of and one he wasn't sure of the escape route. This whole thing had turned into a mess. A complete and utter mess. Now he couldn't tell which way was right and wrong, who to believe and what to follow. The metal bars were cool against his skin as he rested his forehead against them and waited for a time he wasn't sure would come. A time when the problem would sort itself out, without all the worries and hassles it was supposed to bring. Just for it to evaporate into an air of nothingness, and he wouldn't be happier.

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