Landing

Jasmine stood there, on the edge of nothingness, looking down into the dark abyss. She didn’t know what was down there. Heck, she didn’t even know if there was a down there. The large crevasse before her, for all she knew, could continue on forever. Either way, she had to go through it. The others wouldn’t understand, they’d think her to be mad, except Jessica. Jessica might understand. Still, she couldn’t tell anyone, they’d all try to stop her. And maybe that would be for the best. Who knew where Jasmine would end up when she dove head first into the darkness?
No, no second thoughts, she thought to herself. She couldn’t wait any longer. The sun was almost set. Jasmine, without another wisp of doubt, leaped into the dour, relentless chasm. No going back, She whispered softly to herself as if it would matter now. She fell for what seemed like hours, floating in and out of consciousness. Her hair flew upwards, like a giant upside-down waterfall. Her feet stopped beneath her as she suddenly came to a halt. She bent her knees as she landed; that was what Margaret had taught her to do while landing. It still hurt her legs, considering she had been falling for a while, but hey, it could be worse.
She glanced around her to see where she was and took a deep breath in surprise. All around her, green lush trees with immense canopies relaxed in oddly shaped groves. Directly in front of her was a small pond, just big enough for a few koi and goldfish. Light flooded the odd landscape from a source unknown to Jasmine. Where the Hell am I? She whispered, barely audible.