With the wind in my face and my stomach in my throat, I hurtled downward toward the icy river below.  A second earlier I was standing on the uppermost truss of a bridge, my feet solidly planted on the metal beneath me, and my destiny in my own hands.  However after taking that epic step, all control was lost.  I had no other option than to ride out the free fall, and enjoy the exhilaration from which there was no returning.

Splash!

Frigid waters encapsulated me, and tried to steal the oxygen from my lungs.  Frantically, I paddled my arms to reach the surface... and air.

As my head broke through the