I long for the warm embrace of death. Then I will get to see her again. Hotaru. *I can't breath. Oh God it hurts so much.* Why? Why did you take her from me?
What if there is no God? What if there is nothing more? Well, it doesn't matter anymore. There's nothing more for me here now. But what if there's another plan? No. There is nothing more for me. *Let go of the last of it. That's it. Blow it all out.*
'Come back to America with me.' I enticed her. She gave up her job and her home to be with me. 'Be my wife.' I pleaded. She gave up her family to love me. 'Let's take another bottle of champagne to the beach and make love under the stars.' I begged her. She gave up her life to fulfill my fantasy. *I. Can't. Breathe.*
I saw my beautiful Hotaru wade into the surf warm and happy. I also saw the search party pull her from the ocean in the early light of dawn. No warmth or color left in her. A block of ice with a passing resemblance to my wife. I refused to believe it at first. *I can untie the weights and swim to the surface. No. It is better this way. Is this what it was like for her?*
Look at how the bubbles hover before they float away from me. They look like cherry blossoms floating on a sea of black velvet. The way they sparkle, maybe they are more like fireflies. I want my firefly. Hotaru, I'm coming.
What if there is no God? What if there is nothing more? Well, it doesn't matter anymore. There's nothing more for me here now. But what if there's another plan? No. There is nothing more for me. *Let go of the last of it. That's it. Blow it all out.*
'Come back to America with me.' I enticed her. She gave up her job and her home to be with me. 'Be my wife.' I pleaded. She gave up her family to love me. 'Let's take another bottle of champagne to the beach and make love under the stars.' I begged her. She gave up her life to fulfill my fantasy. *I. Can't. Breathe.*
I saw my beautiful Hotaru wade into the surf warm and happy. I also saw the search party pull her from the ocean in the early light of dawn. No warmth or color left in her. A block of ice with a passing resemblance to my wife. I refused to believe it at first. *I can untie the weights and swim to the surface. No. It is better this way. Is this what it was like for her?*
Look at how the bubbles hover before they float away from me. They look like cherry blossoms floating on a sea of black velvet. The way they sparkle, maybe they are more like fireflies. I want my firefly. Hotaru, I'm coming.
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting!
Not to be rude but who are you? And I suppose equally important, where are we?
The Wotmaniac formerly known as nomad.
Not to be rude but who are you? And I suppose equally important, where are we?
The Wotmaniac formerly known as nomad.
Short Story submission thread: Post your story(ies) here for a chance to win. (Deadline Friday)
- 27/04/2010 02:48:29 PM
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Are we posting our stories in the thread or by email or some other similar mechanism? *NM*
- 28/04/2010 08:14:07 AM
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*NM*
Firefly (US)
- 29/04/2010 06:36:55 PM
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Re: I can provide addresses for both.
- 30/04/2010 08:54:10 PM
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Hmm...
- 30/04/2010 09:02:06 PM
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Re: Multiple entries, I think. So long as it's okay.
- 01/05/2010 05:27:34 PM
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Oh well.