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The Way Tears fell down her face. She leaned further forward, dangerously close to the edge and choked on her own sob. The water gleamed, slowly tracing paths down her soft façade. Her shoulders rose, she gasped for air. Her thin, delicate fingers gripped onto the rim. Foot steps echoed behind her. She knew, beyond a doubt, who was coming. Her fingers left the surface of the rock, quickly wiping away her tears. She closed her eyes, trying to calm herself but her sobs would not subside. The figure stepped to her side, looking down at her. Her pain was apparent to him, clear as day. He slowly stopped down, placing his fingers under her chin to turn her head. Her gleaming eyes met his with a half broken sob. And then...all was silenced. A sanctuary had arisen, embracing the duo in protective arms. Her demons could not find her, her pain was gone. His comfort filled her, saturating her, telling her it would be okay without whispering a single word. Her eyes never left his, afraid that if she even blinked, all this would be gone. "Hush, my child." He spoke softly, tenderly. Her body fell into his arms, clinging onto her protector, "I don't know what to do, my lord." She whispered back, ashamed of all he knew and saw of her. He held her tightly, close to his heart, his gaze rising to the celestial beings surrounding him. "Trust in me, child, I will show you the way." She shook her head, burying herself deeply against him, "Why can't I stay with you?" He looked down at her with a warm smile, "You will in time. Just not yet...you still have things left to do here." She fell silent, but he knew her thoughts, he slowly tilted her chin up to look up at him, speaking firmly to her, "I've created you." She bowed her head, nodding slowly. He called a few of his celestial servants to his side, turning her attention to them. "Call on them, they are here to help you. They will protect you." She nodded again, feeling more confident this time. Her dark brown eyes turned to him, pleading, "Do you have to go? Can't you stay?" He shook his head, kissing her forehead. "I am always with you." She smiled softly, hugging him tightly one last time before letting him go. The light faded, he was gone but his celestial beings remained. She smiled to them, and they smiled back. Her sight faded to black, just like that, they were gone but she could still feel their comforting arms there to protect her. All she had to do was ask.
Nightmares It all happened so fast. Fear still builds up in my abdomen whenever I think back on it. It was unexpected, it wasn't supposed to happen. We were driving home. I remember that part clearly. I don't remember where I was in the car, or who else was with me or what song was playing. I do remember, however, seeing something that didn't belong � a pale peachy color of flesh in the middle of the road that wasn�t supposed to be there. It was too late to stop. Too late to swerve without fear of harming whatever the figure was. The suburban lurched to a halt, we walked back to see what we had just drove over. It seemed like her body had pass perfectly under our vehicle, without being harmed by tires or anything. Her eyes were open, staring up at the sky with a vacant void of life. There was no blood. I couldn't see a wound either. Her hands were folded peacefully over her bare breasts. She had no clothing on. She just was. I remember being shaken. I remember saying I was going to call the police. We drove home; she was all over the news for weeks. They said her name, I just don't recall it. I was on the phone at the time, talking to someone. My cousin was there. He was laughing; my parents were in the kitchen. I was walking around the back room, closing the blinds before checking outside. I was afraid. Deathly afraid but I couldn�t tell you of what. I walked out into the living room and paused. There on the television they were talking about her. My parents were too distracted with cleaning the kitchen and washing dishes to notice anything. The television had a picture of her before she died. Their family seemed normal enough, like mine. She was laughing, she was happy. Her mother was making her hot chocolate, just like she did every winter night. And just like that. I knew what I feared. They were coming to get me too. I was going to die too. I would be the one on the street, lying naked with void eyes staring to the heavens. It wasn't an irrational fear. It was going to happen. It simply was. It was at this point, this realization that I awoke with a start. I lay their sobbing in my bed, I kept saying a simple sentence over and over, "I don't want to die...I don't want to die..." My heart was pounding in my chest; I jumped at every little noise. At one point in time, I would have welcomed death. I hesitated though, asking myself why I didn't want to die. I am still struggling to come up with an answer.
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