The Dark Side

Two Moons

Short story:

Alone. Lost. The night sky was quiet. Millions and billions of glittering stars shining in the inky blackness. The most light came from the two moons side by side, far above my head out of reach. Its like a different world to the one everyone else knows. Far away from people, far away from civilisation, far away from understanding.

Strings of silver stars made pathways through the black sea between the two white moons like they are working together, staring down at me. But then again the strings of stars made it look like they were fighting. Throwing shimmering gems and stones at each other, fighting for control, putting craters on each others surfaces.

While they shone bright turning the dark sky to an inky blue they also caste a shadow over me making the sky look even darker than it was before. I didn't understand why I'd been left here, all alone. Where did everyone else go? It was like I was on a different planet. I was scared but at the same time the quiet was peaceful. I was hurt that they had left me all alone here but I was also relieved to have some time to myself. Was it my fault? Did they leave because of me? They probably had. They finally got sick of me.

I sat looking up at the moons, my only friends, my worst enemies. They spoke to me. One said that they left me because I wasn't worth their time. Nobody wants me around anyway. I should stay isolated. The other told me they weren't here because I ran away from them, because I was scared of them. It told me to go back, I have things to do, places to be. If I don't go back everyone will hate me. I need to impress them, I need them to like me. The first moon told me that they would never like me anyway.

I sat there as they fought with each other. I think I will name them
Depression and Anxiety.