Seven - Though Oblivion May Claim Me
Sunday, 27. July 2008, 22:00:13
"Pete!"
He stops his slow advance, and looks at me quizzically. The huge mis-shapen jaw opens a little, and something struggles out.
"Pe-te? I-i-i'm Pete. Who you?"
As his only memory of me would have been when i helped strap him to the operating table, it's perhaps best not to answer truthfully.
"The name's Bobby - but you won't remember me. I saw them take you, before you were like this. They got me too, later."
He's still looking at me suspiciously. Suddenly he gives a loud sniff, and glares at me.
"You smell of THEM."
Them? That's not a good thing to smell of when trapped in a cave with a madman.
"Them? Er..."
"All guns and smoke and blood and rage...another one sent to find me. Another one sent to die."
This really isn't going right, and...is he salivating? Time to get out of here, somehow.
I back into the cave a little way, and pick up a large bone. He laughs and leaps towards me, arms outstretched. Taking advantage of my small size, i dive under his legs and jab upwards with the bone. He howls, and i run hurriedly out of the cave as he collapses. Not for long...i hear his feet pounding behind me, gaining ground by the second. I look back and he's only a dozen feet away. There's a cliff nearby...maybe i can trick him...if i can reach it. Just a little further...
And there it is. I run full pelt towards the edge, him close behind, then suddenly slam on the brakes and duck down. He falls over me, and the momentum carries him over the edge screaming.
Sadly the impact takes me over too. It's a long way down...far too much time to think.










Spaggyj # 27. July 2008, 22:20
theoddbod # 27. July 2008, 23:22
Dacotah # 27. July 2008, 23:41
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Furie # 28. July 2008, 00:44
Spaggyj # 28. July 2008, 00:47
zizzypro # 28. July 2008, 01:27
theoddbod # 28. July 2008, 07:00
@Kimmie : I'm not fond of the wait - I'm a bit annoyed this was three weeks after the last one
@Zizi : Yes, I'm a writer. Or at least learning to be
rose-marie # 28. July 2008, 11:19
I don't mind waiting either, unless it's too long, of course. Seven was a little overdue...
And I love this format
theoddbod # 28. July 2008, 20:26
I quite like this format too
H82typ # 28. July 2008, 21:46
Very, very good, Mart!
theoddbod # 28. July 2008, 22:36
Thanks!
You know, one of these days I'm probably going to try my best to give my readers nightmares
Cois # 29. July 2008, 00:27
theoddbod # 29. July 2008, 06:32
Furie # 29. July 2008, 14:15
H82typ # 29. July 2008, 15:04