Equidistance

Summary

• The protagonist remembers a time she was in a strong, cold river. Despite her efforts to swim, she could not make any progress towards the bank.
• In her struggle, she keeps the word ‘equidistant’ in her mind, representing her position of being stuck in the middle of the river, not getting closer to either bank.
• Her feeling of being 'equidistant' resonates with the rest of her life, where she constantly finds herself caught in the middle and unsure of which way to go or path to take without regrets.
• Reliving this moment, she finds herself in a place that resembles the other bank of the river, now with additional bookshelves and the large silhouette of a sycamore tree.
• Mrs Elm, who has been listening to her thoughts, assures her that she did make a commitment in her life, and has survived through her struggles.