Jacobs — Ladder

Above: nothing. Just the end of the ladder and a drop into a white haze.

By the tenth rung, the world below had shrunk to a quilt of trees and rooftops. The cloud above wasn’t vapor; it was a door. He pushed through. Jacobs Ladder

The ladder never reappeared. But sometimes, on nights when Leo can’t sleep, he’ll hear a faint creak above his bed—like a footstep on a wooden rung that isn’t there. Above: nothing