Beloved,
This will be my last missive to you. The pain cuts me deeply, and soon I will return to the nightmare mouth of the wolf, where I was always meant to be. There is no world without you. There is no me without you. And soon, there will be no world at all.
Forgive the stains on the page, red as my hair, but the quill grows heavy in my hand, heavy as my stone heart. The beats are slower now, and the breaths are faint.
My soul is crying out to yours, growing ever blacker with the night. You will hear it and come to me soon, my love. Look to the stars--they will guide you to me. Perhaps you are already here, with your ax at the door. I only hope it is not too late.
----R----
YOU ARE READING
Hero Worship
Fiksi RemajaWhat would a young, impressionable, traumatized Red Riding Hood do after being saved by the infamous Jack Woodcutter? Why...she'd write him fan mail, of course. (cover image: James Carroll Beckwith. Used with creative commons)
