He wasn't trying to fly. That's just how it happened. (1015 hits)
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Submitted by The Downward Spiral of your Mind (View user info) at 2004-10-24 21:01:10 EDT
Maybe the forest would be kind today. Maybe the sun would not be harsh.
He had never been able to walk through the sun's shining beams, since as far back as he could remember. Some thought it was weak skin or eyes, others said it was mental problems, and others still believed him to be afflicted with a heritage from Hell -the child of Satan, he was.
He craved light, though. Every day, he would sit in his room, the windows boarded up and a low candle burning in the corner. Sometimes, on good days, if he were doing especially well, and if he behaved, he could have two.
He had seen the light, true light, once. That was a dark day, and the reason he now had to cover up from head to toe. He had heard that, after hundreds of years of nothing but barren dirt, a flower had sprung up. He didn't want the flower to wilt in the sun. They had tried to protect him, to stop him from leaving the house -he didn't understand why they wanted the fragile new flower to die. He pushed past them and rushed outside. That was before they got locks on the doors. He threw open the front door, and saw the flower sitting perfectly in front of him, four tiny purple petals clinging to a slender stalk, no longer than his little finger. He dropped down on his knees, scooped up the dirt holding the baby stem, and ran back inside before the sun could kill it. It wasn't until he had gotten back in that he noticed the trail of blood leading from the doorway to his feet.
He kept it away from the candles, and gave it water and food every day. The whole time he had the flower, he only let one candle burn -even though he acted well almost every day, even well enough to deserve two. He didn't want to scald the newcomer with too much brightness.
They never understood why he had run out of the house that day. He never figured out why the flower died.
That was a long time ago. So long ago that now, they sometimes took him out in his special box, every once in a while. The box where the sun couldn't shine in. They would put him in the box, if it was raining, and they would all go out to the forest until the clouds broke apart. With the clouds and the leaves protecting him, he could smell the grass, feel the dirt, hear the streams. He could play with the wind and the mud. These were the best days of his life.
But the forest was not always easy; sometimes the butterflies would come, flashing their colors into his brain. Or, during the cold times, the rain would turn hard and attack him. Very often, the forest just didn't care about making him happy, and he would spend so much time in his room waiting for it to rain that he would begin to wonder if the forest he remembered was just a dream.
Today, though, it was raining. It wouldn't be long before they shut all their windows and came into his room with the box. He pretended to be reading, pretending to nobody in particular, but he was too excited about his upcoming exploration to focus on his book. He heard the lock to his door click open, and felt his heart leap up in excitement.
User Reviews
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2006-06-06 23:16:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
eh.. good luck. i know i fucking can't.
*insert catscradle quote*
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2006-06-06 23:08:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm going to start reading this, since I have been planning to for a while.
Submitted by Nellypaal (user info) at 2006-03-31 06:38:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
An intriguing start.
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-03-26 13:03:42 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Malachewaii (user info) at 2006-02-16 21:49:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
This kicked more ass than Chuck Norris's boots.
+2. sweet action.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2006-02-16 21:28:52 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
everybody keeps telling me that. i don't get it, to be honest; it's just a fucking name.
Submitted by ConorJS (user info) at 2006-02-16 21:21:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Your name sucks, though. You really ought to change it.
Submitted by ConorJS (user info) at 2006-02-16 21:20:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Mmmm... Okay.
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2006-02-16 21:02:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Iago (user info) at 2004-11-24 08:02:01 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Well written
Submitted by FuckTheArmy (user info) at 2004-11-24 07:57:12 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow. Immy girl sucked from day one, but now I have reason to want to shit on "her".
Submitted by Lechuga (user info) at 2004-11-18 07:09:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
To try and make up for Immygirl's gayness.
Submitted by immygirl1 (user info) at 2004-11-16 22:25:33 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
fuk u isRATos.
note i call u sRATos. i like to emphasize the RAT. quite funny, isnt it.
Submitted by immygirl1 (user info) at 2004-11-16 22:24:23 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
oh shit! i rated +2! ah well, i will just rate two -2s to make up for that one
Submitted by immygirl1 (user info) at 2004-11-16 22:23:15 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hey isRATos! as i hav done b4, i will not read ur shit-filled post. but i will give it a -2 hust 4 fun. bye now!
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2004-11-16 00:22:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
personally i liked the blue dragon vomiting up the eternal ocean, but to each his own!
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2004-11-16 00:08:38 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
This was really good. I especially liked the part where the clown ate the little kid. And then where the helicopter shot a rocket at the anti-Bush protestor. Absoulutely brilliant.
Submitted by HadToBeDone (user info) at 2004-11-16 00:02:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
This would go very well with a little yogurt: http://www.ubersite.com/m/51744
Submitted by steph (user info) at 2004-11-15 23:56:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Zoidberg (user info) at 2004-11-15 23:33:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
good fiction always gets relegated to the land of 4 reviews.
heres my little bit to help
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2004-11-07 11:27:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hahaha!
yes, bring me back to the forefront, so that more people can see my posts!
dumbass
Submitted by I_Have_a_Kristen_Fetish (user info) at 2004-11-07 11:03:36 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
I think I'll give myself a +2.
Submitted by drfeggphd (user info) at 2004-10-24 21:34:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I wish I could tell you what I think about this.
Submitted by Istaros (user info) at 2004-10-24 21:04:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
i neglected to mention: this is not a stand-alone piece. it's part 1 out of what will go on for a while.