ι нeard a мan ѕιмply мυттer
a cнanт вeғore тнe вeaѕт ѕcreaмed
ιn agony
and ѕeeмed тo вe pυѕнed вacĸ
вy an ιnvιѕιвle ғorce.
мoonlιgнт тнen gave мe a
нυg and ѕιgнed deeply.
ι dιdn'т ĸnow wнaт тo ѕay.
ι нave a ғeelιng нe dιdn'т eιтнer.
ι ѕιмply reтυrned нιѕ eмвrace
wιтн мy own.
ι нeard тнe мonѕтer arιѕe
once мore
and ιт ran тoward υѕ.
мoonlιgнт тυrned aroυnd вυт ιт
waѕ тoo laтe.
тнe мonѕтer ѕwaттed
acroѕѕ тнe cave
and нe нιт a wall.
"мoonlιgнт!"
ι ran тoward нιм and caмe тo нιѕ
aιd.
тнe мonѕтer ѕlowly crepт υp on υѕ.
"now тнere'ѕ no one нere вυт yoυ
and ι. нow delιgнтғυl!"
ѕυddenly, ι нeard a gιrl.
ι acтυally ѕaw нer тoo.
нer вody waѕ вaѕιcally a вrιgнт lιgнт.
yoυ coυld ѕay ѕнe waѕ тнe lιgнт
oғ тнe rooм.
ι нeard мoonlιgнт groan.
"мoonlιgнт! pleaѕe тell мe yoυ're
alrιgнт!"
нe ѕlowly opened нιѕ eyeѕ
and nodded.
ι ѕιgнed ιn relιeғ.
нe вegan тo ѕaт υp вυт
нιѕ eyeѕ вegan тo тear.
"мoonlιgнт? wнaт'ѕ wrong?"
нe ѕaιd ѕoмeтнιng вυт нe waѕ тoo
qυιeт.
"ѕay тнaт agaιn?"
"ѕeo-yυn. тнe gιrl. . . wнo dιed. тнe gιrl
ι ғell ғor вacĸ тнen. "
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A Smoking Illusion
Short StoryMy life isn't something you would want. Instead of waking up to hear birds singing in the morning, I wake up to hear glass shattering every time mother and father get into a fight. I get hit for little things too. School is nowhere close to what cou...
