By My Side ... (A Valentine's Day Story)
“In this year, you are already the fourth human asking to die." The statement was said with leisure, no urgency or overmuch interest in its syllables. It gave her pause. The date was only January 12th, after all.
But she could not allow her thoughts to be diverted from her path, nor could she allow the fear threatening her calm at his next sentence to turn her away from her purpose.
"We are always happy to comply, have no doubt. As a rule, humans only have to ask once." And after a moment's paus...e: "Are you asking?" The mild interest in his tone was more terrifying than an outright threat could ever have been.
Elena Garibaldi held tight to her intent, ignoring his words. What was there to say? She would be the last person to dispute that her actions smelled of desperate idiocy with an added side of suicide, but she had been pushed beyond all other options. Otherwise she would never have found herself here in the oppressive darkness of this cellar, the derelict ruins of the castle crumbling to dust over their heads.MoreLess
But she could not allow her thoughts to be diverted from her path, nor could she allow the fear threatening her calm at his next sentence to turn her away from her purpose.
"We are always happy to comply, have no doubt. As a rule, humans only have to ask once." And after a moment's paus...e: "Are you asking?" The mild interest in his tone was more terrifying than an outright threat could ever have been.
Elena Garibaldi held tight to her intent, ignoring his words. What was there to say? She would be the last person to dispute that her actions smelled of desperate idiocy with an added side of suicide, but she had been pushed beyond all other options. Otherwise she would never have found herself here in the oppressive darkness of this cellar, the derelict ruins of the castle crumbling to dust over their heads.MoreLess
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