I can feel the decline coming on. It's like being on a rollercoaster, watching as each car in front of me plummets down the biggest hill. Yet I can't move, can't brace myself or even scream. I can only watch. I can visualize in my mind what could happen. I picture my face slamming into the seat in front of me, practically feel my nose breaking, imagine blood spurting everywhere. Imaginary pain radiates through my skull, so real that my teeth ache, if only for a moment.

It hasn't happened yet, but it will. I've fallen so many times before, I can tell when it's coming. You don't have to watch a train wreck to know it's gonna happen...