In one sentence is the spark of a story. Ignite.
Mission: Write a story, a description, a poem, a metaphor, a commentary, or a memory about this sentence. Write something about this sentence.
Be sure to tag writeworld in your block!
http://writeworld.tumblr.com/post/89073220504/every-time-i-close-my-eyes-i-see-it-all-over-again
“Every time I close my eyes, I see it
all over again.” She whispered it as if it was a forbidden confession.
Sitting with his back against the wall,
he hugged her close. “That’s understandable.”
“But...” she hesitated. “I should be
over it by now.”
“Why?”
“It’s been long enough.”
He shook his head and tried to hold her
even closer. “Everyone does this at different rates. What might take one person
days to get over could take another months or years.”
She made a small noise that sounded
like surprise. “When did you get so smart?”
“When I started hanging out with you.”
A chuckle. “I do keep telling you
that.”
“See? I do listen.”
She shuffled down against him and made
herself more comfortable.
He felt her take a deeper breath and
some of the tension in her body abated.
“C-can... we just stay here... for a
bit?” she asked carefully.
“Sure.” His heart almost leapt.
“You don’t mind?”
“I don’t mind.”
“You won’t hurt your neck? You’re at a
weird angle.”
“I’m fine and I heal faster than you
do.”
“Yeah. I noticed that.” She was
speaking slowly with long pauses between the words.
“There you go.” He risked a gentle pat
of her hair. “Go to sleep,” he ordered.
“You ... can’t tell me... wha-”
She was asleep. Her nightmares had
exhausted her. He inhaled and decided that with her scent so close, he’d sleep
better, too. He closed his eyes.
~~~~
© AM Gray 2014
No comments:
Post a Comment