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The Return

May 4, 2010
By .Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD, Short Hills, New Jersey
.Escape.From.This.Afterlife. GOLD, Short Hills, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
"bad blood is more satisfying to spill across the floor..."


Drew Simpson died at the age of three days. No, it wasn’t Drew Simpson, but rather Daniel Jefferson who passed all those years ago. Drew Simpson didn’t come into being until after Daniel had been pronounced and buried, until after the mourners had drifted from the cemetery. Drew was born when an old, insane gipsy woman, who’d been observing the funeral from a safe distance, wandered just a bit closer. The odd lady dropped to her knees, and began shoveling away the dirt that enclosed Daniel’s grave. Actually, the official moment of Drew’s birth was when this woman violently pried off the cover to his coffin, and placed her withered, wrinkled hands on the still body inside…whispering a few, seemingly meaningless words and shaking violently…eyes igniting suddenly, the crimson light glowing incredibly in the dead of night…holding the child, who twitched with odd, seizure like movements after laying still for so long…
And then, anti-climactically, all grew still. The almost possessed mutter of the incarnation ceased, the glow in the insane lady’s eyes faded in an instant, and the baby was stock-still once more.

The lady rose from the grave, cradling the corpse in her powerful, trembling hands. Her eyes jumped neurotically in every direction, scanning the surroundings for an unwanted guest or pesty eavesdropper. But it was, as mentioned before, the dead of night. All life had temporarily retired, every ounce of light had retreated, and no one desired to spend their evening in the morbid confides of a graveyard. Assured of her safety, the woman clutched the baby close to the torn, bloodstained collar of her shirt, and ran.



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on May. 20 2010 at 8:08 am
TashaTyrantthnx SILVER, Avondale, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
~William Shakespeare, Mid-Summer Night's Dream, 1595

I really enjoyed this piece. Very nice descriptions. Great job. (:

Angel_B GOLD said...
on May. 18 2010 at 6:48 pm
Angel_B GOLD, Summit, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
what doesn't kill you makes you strong

i love this story. i have to say that this is one of my favorites. i also give it 5 stars

on May. 17 2010 at 10:04 am
Kandabear SILVER, East Bend, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I went insane from long intervals of sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe
"The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say but what we are unable to say." - Unknown
"You must say drunk on writing so that reality can not destory you." - Ray Bradbury

Wow. I have to admit this is a surprising little piece. Very good job! You're talented really.

sNIKerz said...
on May. 16 2010 at 11:57 am

Good Job.....AGAIN!

 

If you have time could you look at my poems and give me feedback. Thanks...

 

5Stars!


Ridersblock said...
on May. 13 2010 at 10:46 am
Ridersblock, Morehead, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
'Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?' -Richard Bach

This is actually touching.  Sad in the beginning, but it's like this woman will live much happier with a child to care for.  Keep it up :)