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Why did it have to be you

The church is in clustered groups and yet I don’t have a place. Not with the pops or with the unpops and either in between. I’m shut out from all. I turn and I’m grabbed and I awake to being not right. I’m connected to a ventilator thingy. I turn to see needles filled with this stuff. 125EJFTK is the title on the front it’s filled with a purple liquid. My room is small and I see every day living appliances. So this mustn’t be a hospital. A stranger walks in and UN hooks me but I am too weak to rise........ To run. The stranger grabs the needle and injects it into my arm. A burst of energy goes through me and I am refreshed and new I bolt up but the stranger holds me down. I hear a humble yet soft laugh and a man walks into the room. He looked to be in his sixty’s. Tall gray hair sort of fat and had this creepy smile. At an instant I knew I was doomed. When he spoke I felt like I was obligated to him. He commanded me to get up and I shot up. "Come" he said my feet they begin to move and I resist. His mouth drops and I smile knowing I have some control. He introduces himself to me as Dr. Welding’s my new caretaker. I am forced into another room and I see many others there too. I sit down in a chair and my eyes catch a glimpse of blonde and I see him. The love of my life standing there at the wall all alone. Then months pass as I blink my eyes and all of us call this place home. We are used to the pricks of the needle that enters us every day. I sit down at the table with the others as we begin our nutrious healthy meal. Then somehow I’m mad and rebelling against Dr. Welding’s. I get up from the table and open a door and it’s a desert but I don’t hesitate when I run out into the sandy heat after I’m being told not to. I feel like I’ve been walking for hours and my mouth is dry and my energy is low. I sit to rest for what it feels to be a few minutes and then I feel my eyes start to close. I awake in a small pallet by a warm fire and I see the fresh little hole from the needle and I look over and I see him. Fast asleep in his pallet his gentle blonde hair in his face. He looked so adorable, but I couldn’t help but giggle. I lay there looking up at the stars. Why, why him. What made him come after me? Why nobody else. How come? I turn to see him drastically pale. I ran to what I saw was a backpack and pulled out the energizer injection. I ran over and grabbed his arm and stuck the needle in and at once I saw the color come back to beautiful face. Then he awakes and I gaze down into his crystal blue eyes. He smiles at me and then before I knew it our lips met. We kissed for what it felt like days but for actually a few minutes. He brushes the hair out my face and we again kiss. I lay my head against his chest as he fiddles with my hair as the summer’s heat beats now on us. We pack and then hand in hand we continue to walk. We come upon a small forest and we enter. He brings me close to him his hands on my waist. Then we come upon a watering hole and I ran dunked my head under. I began to strip to my bra and under wear. I turn to see him blushing and then I dive in. I hear a splash and he is next to me. We stand there in the shallows. He laughs and pulls me close. We gaze into each other eyes and I can’t help but smile and then he does too. He kisses me hard on the mouths my eyes open in surprise at the speed of his lips and then I gasp when his lips begin to move down my neck. I push him away and he stares at me and I shake my head no. He storms away and I sit in the shallows and just stare off into the distance. I begin to feel weak but I continue to swim I see him watching me from a distance. Then I dive under I swim for the surface but my body sinks my eyes get heavy and they start to go black. I feel my body being pulled. Hot air rushes through me, and I open my eyes and he is above me. His glares at me and injects the needle into my arm. I feel reenergized and I sit up and look at him. He won’t meet my gaze. I reach out for him but he pushes we me away. I get up and put back on my clothes and begin my journey again. He follows behind and I find an opening that leads back into the desert. I slip into my pallet and stare into the sky. Then in an instant I was in tears. Then he is beside me wiping them away holding me close. Our lips met and we shared a kiss then he slips into my pallet and we fall into a deep sleep. I awaken to the bright and morning sun glaring in my face. I sit and turned to him and he is pale. I walk over to see backpack. I gasp to see one injection left. I walk over to him and gave him the last one. Tears flow down my face and he awakens. We both look at the injection and he knew that it was the last one. I am too weak myself and I know I can’t go any further. I can’t look at him can’t meet his gaze. He stands and takes me in his arms. I’m being carried and I feel myself beginning to fade last thing I remember. We are at the end of a cliff and I never saw him again.




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flannyThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. said...
Jan. 19 at 10:42 am:
Very interesting...I like how it hints at death in the end but doesn't outrightly say it. This was very original and creative, I've never read anything like it. I have one suggestion though- it might help to separate the piece into paragraphs to make it easier to read. Great job though!
 
RandomPoetThis teenager is a 'regular' and has contributed a lot of work, comments and/or forum posts, and has received many votes and high ratings over a long period of time. replied...
Jan. 19 at 7:08 pm :
Its actually one of weird dreams really. I just wrote it out so i could recomprehend what i just dreamt. And thought it was teenink worthy so i gave it a try:) Thank you i should sepreated to make it easier to read
 
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