Fear

by AnickaMarie

This is a drabble I wrote for the SFTCOLARS weekly drabble challenge. The challenge word was 'clowns'.

a/n: This is the first thing I've ever posted. Kind of a test run, I'm just sticking my toes in the water. Let me know what you think.

Paint. A white circle, bright red swath, and dark triangles. It watches me from my memories, from my dreams.

Gasp. I am awake now. A voice asks me, 'what's wrong?' 'Nothing.'

I know better, the clowns haunt me. But I can't tell Dean that, my big brother is not afraid of anything. He's daddy's perfect soldier. Always following orders. Never questioning, just doing.

Later I learn that isn't so, he has his own fear too. Planes, being out of control high in the air. That chance of going down and no way to stop it.

We're all afraid of something.