MJ Fantasy Another Part Of Me: A Frankenstein Love Story

Chapter 10

DEEP IN THE HILLS OF HAMSTEAD....

Michael continued to return to these hills no matter what.

They were like a beacon to him. Something was or at the

very least drawing him back repeatedly to this part of the

German hills and mountains. Frankenstein castle was no

more. The towns people had burned it down two years ago.

It's a shell now. Michael did take refuge there in the

winter but in the summer he preferred camping among the

trees at night. He just kept hidden for fear of being killed.

Michael was so lonely though. He wished for someone to see

beyond the grotesgueness of what he looked like now and

see the man he is still regardless of having so many others

about of him too. The generalness of the man is still alive

and well within. Michael was sitting by a brook that ran

through a section of the hill deep into the forest area.

It was thickly covered and beautiful. The sound was hypnotic.

No one was near. Michael cried because he was so lonely but

he wasn't going to give up. Somehow he had to find a friend.

Someone to keep him from going crazy from loneliness. Michael

leaned back against a large rock that was along the brooks

banks. He closed his eyes and let his mind take him away.

Take him back to a time when he was whole. When Michael was

in love and loved. The girl who held his heart was Eva Marie

Falstein. Michael wondered where she was now and if she ever

spared a moments thought for him and what they once had together

at all.

Michael must have drifted off to sleep because he was startled

awake by loud laughter and children playing running along the

banks of the brook. He knew they had not seen him yet or they

would have ran off screaming bloody murder. Michael hid and

just watched. They children were giggling and enjoying what-

ever the childs game was they were playing. Some of the boys

though started to tease one of the little girls in their group

and then the others joined in. They pushed her to the soft

ground of the brooks banks and then raced away. The young

girl was crying. Michael bit his lip and took a chance.

"Hello. Are you okay?" Michael spoke very softly. The young

girl looked up at the sound of the soft voice. Her eyes widened

in fear at first at the sight. She gasped and started to back

away.

GASPS....

"I...I won't hurt you...I...I'm sorry...I...I know I'm ugly.

I just...." Michael bowed his head and started to turn away.