Voice of Desirae Part 10
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NoV: HELLO! Just one more chapter to slow us down, and I promise it'll get faster. I just wanted to expose Desirae's inner-workings a little, but I know everyone's anxious to see them on the island! Plus, usually people tell me to slow down, so I didn't want to breeze through it and leave everyone clueless about the characters' motivations. . Anyway, without further ado—
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Darkness.....darkness everywhere....she kept running through the darkness, but it was like swimming through a murky lake.....she couldn't see anything anywhere.....
Then, suddenly, she was somewhere....brighter.....very bright. She had to shield her eyes from the intensity of the sun....or whatever it was.
A lone figure. Standing out in the middle of green....almost like some kid had finger-painted green around the person. The brightness emanated from behind the figure, shrouding the features in darkness.
A garbled sound was coming from the person. She knew they were words....it was as if she were too far away to hear what was being said....
Then, a strikingly larger figure stepped forward, blocking out the light. And, then, immediately, she knew who the first figure was. And, though it was slightly out of place (or at least it should have been), she knew what the larger figure was, and what it wanted.
She began to run forward toward the two figures, yet at the same time, seemed glued to the place where she stood. She strained with all the effort she could manage to make a sound, any sound come out of her mouth, but it was all in vain. The larger creature bent over and devoured the first creature, and the whole world around her turned red.
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Desirae sat up in perpetual darkness. She was breathing heavily and her heart threatened to beat out of her chest. She placed one of her dainty hands under her collarbone, attempting to calm herself.
Hearing a noise from the window at her bedside, she drew the blanket up to her neck in fear. She slowly pulled back the curtain to see through a tiny crack what was happening outside the window. She saw the fleeting furry tail of an alley cat.
She lay back down in her bed, trying to reassure herself. Her father's snoring in the next room helped to comfort her that all was okay.
After all, she should be rejoicing, not panicking. The next morning they were going to Ecuador! Her first real vacation, complete with a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, and room service. She would get to ride in a helicopter for the first time, and then an ocean liner! She thought with bliss about the soon to be warm weather, cool, refreshing water, and fulfilling activity.
Her thoughts drifted to her new wardrobe, part of which she was wearing at the time. She needed to wear her traveling clothes to bed since they had to leave for the air base at 4:30 a.m. She looked toward the neon glow of her alarm clock. 2:19 a.m. Only two more hours of sleep, she thought.
And so, the voiceless girl drifted back to sleep, hoping that she wouldn't have to endure any more nightmares this night.
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NoV: See? I hurried on ahead....I still had a little more I wanted to do: a series of nightmares, leading up to this one; a falling out between the father and daughter, but I think this pretty much tackled what I wanted. I hope no one's interest was deferred because of the speed of the fic. :( I'm trying to get used to writing, honestly, and I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter! More fun to come in the next, you can be sure!
Lo e
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NoV: HELLO! Just one more chapter to slow us down, and I promise it'll get faster. I just wanted to expose Desirae's inner-workings a little, but I know everyone's anxious to see them on the island! Plus, usually people tell me to slow down, so I didn't want to breeze through it and leave everyone clueless about the characters' motivations. . Anyway, without further ado—
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Darkness.....darkness everywhere....she kept running through the darkness, but it was like swimming through a murky lake.....she couldn't see anything anywhere.....
Then, suddenly, she was somewhere....brighter.....very bright. She had to shield her eyes from the intensity of the sun....or whatever it was.
A lone figure. Standing out in the middle of green....almost like some kid had finger-painted green around the person. The brightness emanated from behind the figure, shrouding the features in darkness.
A garbled sound was coming from the person. She knew they were words....it was as if she were too far away to hear what was being said....
Then, a strikingly larger figure stepped forward, blocking out the light. And, then, immediately, she knew who the first figure was. And, though it was slightly out of place (or at least it should have been), she knew what the larger figure was, and what it wanted.
She began to run forward toward the two figures, yet at the same time, seemed glued to the place where she stood. She strained with all the effort she could manage to make a sound, any sound come out of her mouth, but it was all in vain. The larger creature bent over and devoured the first creature, and the whole world around her turned red.
--
Desirae sat up in perpetual darkness. She was breathing heavily and her heart threatened to beat out of her chest. She placed one of her dainty hands under her collarbone, attempting to calm herself.
Hearing a noise from the window at her bedside, she drew the blanket up to her neck in fear. She slowly pulled back the curtain to see through a tiny crack what was happening outside the window. She saw the fleeting furry tail of an alley cat.
She lay back down in her bed, trying to reassure herself. Her father's snoring in the next room helped to comfort her that all was okay.
After all, she should be rejoicing, not panicking. The next morning they were going to Ecuador! Her first real vacation, complete with a swimming pool, a jacuzzi, and room service. She would get to ride in a helicopter for the first time, and then an ocean liner! She thought with bliss about the soon to be warm weather, cool, refreshing water, and fulfilling activity.
Her thoughts drifted to her new wardrobe, part of which she was wearing at the time. She needed to wear her traveling clothes to bed since they had to leave for the air base at 4:30 a.m. She looked toward the neon glow of her alarm clock. 2:19 a.m. Only two more hours of sleep, she thought.
And so, the voiceless girl drifted back to sleep, hoping that she wouldn't have to endure any more nightmares this night.
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NoV: See? I hurried on ahead....I still had a little more I wanted to do: a series of nightmares, leading up to this one; a falling out between the father and daughter, but I think this pretty much tackled what I wanted. I hope no one's interest was deferred because of the speed of the fic. :( I'm trying to get used to writing, honestly, and I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter! More fun to come in the next, you can be sure!
Lo e