Shattered By Broken Dreams
Prologue
Stop Looking
A cold, unforgiving wind whistled through the grasping fingers of the winter-bared trees like a subdued lament that tore at the heart and soul of those too unfortunate to hear it. But who was there to listen? No one but the two lone figures barely visible through the tangled bramble and threaded branches of the deadened foliage, grey and dismaying— yet, even if they could perceive it, they were too enwrapped in their activities to take notice.
The obvious sounds of a shuffle sounded through the otherwise empty forest as booted feet crunched through the brown leaves that littered the ground thickly. They danced about each other, one desperately graceful in its movement, the other cruelly lissome in its as it ducked and curled in time with the hasty swipes and kicks aimed at it. Finally he, a young man by the look of his stature and features, pressed the other figure, also a man (determined by the same reasons) and most likely of the same age, up against a spindly tree, one hand wrapped tightly around a shaky fist thrust out elbow first to make space between the two and the other pressed against the sweating cheek, the action mockingly tender. The man leaned in so close to the other that the tip of his nose ghosted across the other's ear and satin lips could be felt, as well as heard, as he whispered something softly to the other in an almost intimate manner. That something seemed to steal the very life from the man pressed against the tree and with one silent cry of utter horror and despair, he collapsed to his knees; his lifeless blue eyes staring blankly out into the space before them.
As the man with the graceful steps departed, he took one last look at the fallen boy and, even though his lips twisted into a cold, malicious smirk, his slate grey eyes showed the path to a weeping heart and haunted soul.
This is merely a foreshadowing of the story, the first chapter will be both longer and more informative- all warnings, authors notes, extended summary ETC will be added to the first chapter as well. But first, I have to know what you think, so don't forget to drop a line, especially if you want to see this story live!