The Voice
Minuscule, membranous and chilling.
That voice crawled from the jagged shadows that leaked from my cousin’s closet.
“Help me…” It pleaded. My fear overwhelmed the physics of movement. To this day I would swear the door began to open.
My idiot cousin slept soundly but sound had been siphoned from me, save my heartbeat that I prayed would awaken my aunt or someone with the ability to take away this unreality.
“Please…”
I don’t remember falling asleep. As soon as I stumbled from my slumber, all alone as everyone was already feeding on the morning, I borrowed courage from the light.
Nothing.
When I asked my cousin he said I must have been dreaming, but my aunt looked at me knowingly. I wasn’t the only witness.
We never spoke of it, she and I. Just waited unconsciously to see if there would be another. There never was.
Comments
Minuscule, membranous and chilling.
JFC absolutely terrific beginning!!!!!!! It draws you slitheringly into it.
That is what I was going for! Good. Thanks!!
– kutkolors
oooh. This is so boogedy. It makes me pull the covers right up to my nose.
Ha! It still makes me pull the covers up to my nose, if I allow myself to think about it for too long. Glad you liked it, a real compliment coming from you.
– kutkolors
Oh yeah…..welcome to my world. This kind of shit has been happening to me all my life. I could write a book on these type of happenings………and it just doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, you know it’s real!!! Good story, inspired me to dig up some old memories, Thanks.
You’re welcome, glad you like the tale. You must share one of yours, when you can.
– kutkolors
I don’t think I’ll be sleeping tonight… That was far too effectively written to let anyone sleep after reading it.
Nice to run the rampart of emotion every once in a while, isn’t it?
– kutkolors
I guess I am so used to writing and reading horror stories, that this didn’t scare me. It was sort of humorous, actually, because I can relate to it.
That’s funny, no pun. Relating works.
– kutkolors
yes, incredible opening descriptive writing ..
and this ..
all alone as everyone was already feeding on the morning, I borrowed courage from the light
Thanks PJ! I really appreciate your comments, they mean a lot.
– kutkolors
Awesome, the opening really does draw you in (in my case pulls you in. XD)
Thanks Martin. Draws, pulls, pushes, as long as you are enticed to soldier on…
– kutkolors
Yep, I’am adding you too.
Nicely done. :)
– kutkolors
Total creep fest. Love it.
Never thought I would actually take ‘creep fest’ as a compliment, lol. Thank you very much. You rock.
– kutkolors
great starting line…. the sort of thing that would keep me awake all night, great work
It really kept me up all night! Glad you liked it.
– kutkolors