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It is a foggy, damp night. I wander the streets aimlessly. My mind is blank. I have no idea why I am out nor do I seem to care. I just wander. I hear a sound behind me. I quickly turn but nothing is there. I continue aimlessly wandering with no destination in mind.
I hear the sounds of the night. They comfort me. Night is my time. It is my element. I hear my feet on the blacktop as I make my way no where. Then I hear footsteps that are not my own. I stop and for a split second I hesitate turning around to look. But I do turn and look. My heart is now racing. There about a block away, I see a shadow. I turn back around and quicken my pace. My mind that was blank is now seeking refuge, a safe haven. I want to be home. I turn to see the shadow gaining on me. I quicken my pace yet again. I feel like my heart will beat out of my chest. Faster and faster I walk. I turn again and the shadow is just feet from me.
I’m no longer walking. I’m running and screaming. Pleading for anyone to come to my rescue. This cannot be happening. I see my home just ahead. I’m trying to not hyperventilate. I just knew my heart was going to stop. As my feet hit the first step, I look to see the shadow’s hand about to grab my shoulder.
I wake up in a cold sweat. I am still in a panic. I realize I am safe in my bed. I grab my pillow and pull it close to me as I try to calm my breathing. “It was just a nightmare”, I tell myself. Then comes a shuffling sound outside my window. I jump and turn just in time to see a shadow pass by.
-Laura Venturini
Very raw and riveting Laura
You sense the terrifying esculation but I know this all too well
The Nightmares you correlate with is very surreal for me and others that ride the constant Roller Coaster Affect.
Never lose the raw nature and conviction in your deliverance for expression to sake the appeased of others.
https://evolutionofselffeedyourhunger.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/inferno-of-chaos/
beo i gcónaí le ciontú i do chroí
Alex
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Thank you. This is one of my favorite short stories. It was a reoccurring dream I had as a kid. Except the last part. That was for effect.
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There is not a lot I fear but for me the state of being helpless is definitely very high.
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Great story! It had me on the edge of my seat!
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Excellent!! Thank you.
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Was this a dream you previously had? Is it something that occurred in your real life? Yikes!
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It is a reoccurring dream I had as a kid. Except very last part.
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Arggggggg!
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Spooky?
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Really heavy. At least it’s good you can take such fine advantage of your early experience
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Well, if I was still having this dream I might not be able to. But it’s been several decades since I had one.
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Chilling, you really got me in the end.
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Yesss!! That’s was the goal. The dream sequence is all true. It’s a dream I had a lot as a kid. But for the sake of the story, that ending needed to be added. I’m so glad you liked it!
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Lucia when you feel that unsettling fear creepy up your spine into your mind then as writer you have gotten execution to leaving your audience breathless awaken with anxiety of the unknown wanting more….
https://evolutionofselffeedyourhunger.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/inferno-of-chaos/
https://evolutionofselffeedyourhunger.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/deadly-temptation/
Luas dia I do thuras Lucia
Alex
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