Why Do I Like To Read?

Why do I like to read? I like to read because I can escape to a world where everything has already happened. It is predictable. I can google the ending if I wanted to. I don't have to wait and wonder what the next day will bring, I can just flip the page and know. I can escape into someone else's problems.  

People Watching

A girl watches from her window the people passing by on the street below. She desperately wants to join them. She sees a man walking his dog. She sees a boy running with his headphones in. Oh how she loves to run. The beating of your heart. Running is calming. Running is shooting through the streets just for the thrill. Feeling the wind kiss your face. Never looking back at holes your feet pounded into the earth behind you. She remembers running.  She wishes she could fly, away from the chaos below. Sometimes she feels like she's pummeling through existence, humanity overachieves her, and her thoughts turn into nothings.