by Fable
...on near perfection? Perfection in ANYTHING doesn't exist. Just keep on doing what you're doing, ok?
Your story just keeps getting better and better. I agree with anonymous, damn near perfect! One spelling error I saw, "heal" instead of "heel." So minor for such a major story.
I'll offer a few suggestions, hoping that you get back to writing again, because you're an excellent storyteller.
Maybe you use an auto-spell correction software, which always misspells heels as heals? Yes, another reader mentioned that already. Slide instead of slid?
I like to see better punctuation, because I see it as a signal of the inflections in a narrator's storytelling. Commas in particular, or even semi-colons, where they are appropriate, indicate a slight pause. Try reading a page to yourself and reflect on where your natural language inflections happen. I have never checked the subjects, but possibly someone else may have submitted a writer's essay on American English punctuation.