The only break in the inky darkness is the fire she pokes at with nervous enthusiasm. I watch on her movements, focusing on the exposed flesh begging to be sliced. Soon there will be lighting, thunder, and rain, a symphony to drive the machete in my hand. I know what path she will take even before she does and I won’t have to hurry to beat her to her end. I drag my eyes away for a moment, glancing at her bludgeoned boyfriend at my feet, and know once the thunder begins she will soon lie beside him.
"...a symphony to drive the machete in my hand", I can't get over that imagery - Wow! This is scary Steven and very powerful.
ReplyDeleteI can't take all the credit, Lillie did a lot in making it so good!! In fact she deserves more credit on this than me!
DeleteGreat post! You seemed to have combined both lightning and horror! How cool is that?
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a spooky story. I had to read this line a few times "and know once the thunder begins she will soon lie beside him." It added to the voice of the story very well and was a great ending.
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing piece! It feels like so much more than five sentences, almost a whole story in the course of several words. You and Lillie did a wonderful job with this one!
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for the comments!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. We were happy with the way it turned out, too ;)
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