"It was an adventure!" I said half-shouting. My response was instinctive. The sweat poured down my glass as I ran my finger down the side.
Sally stood up and said, " I want to commit suicide. I don't feel right." Her hands gripped and released her dress, flowers covered the bottom where she was grabbing and releasing.
"You've got to keep holding on."
"To what?"
The tent swayed in the wind, the walls pressed up against my head forcing me to bend my neck.
The bank at the river was covered with tall grass that hid the lion. My shot ended the things life before it was about to pounce on Sally's back and have itself a nice meal, which would have left me alone in the hills.
"You're safe here." My voice only agitated her more.
"Safe? Safe. I feel about as safe as a man falling to his death without a parachute." She grabbed her drink from the table and gulp down the liquor inside. She got there, drunk, about five minutes faster than the speed limit would allow.
"You're acting like a horny teenager. No one is going to find out."
"You left a trail of blood that leads back to this tent. What will you tell the ranger when he shows up."
"The truth."
She poured herself another glass full of vodka, skipping on the club soda and lime. Her nervousness didn't shake me any. I've come close to death many times. I knew it was best for me to let her process the emotions but I know that the drinking is going to cover this up for the night, which might not be a bad thing.
"What if that thing comes at me in my dreams? What if it had babies? How am I going to live with myself? I need the city. Can we leave, now, right now."
"No." I wasn't saying no to be cruel, it was just that the driver would not be back for another week and she knew this before she agreed to come on this adventure with me regardless of the dangers. She huffed and then, with one gulp, empty the contents of her glass.
The blue headband hanging on the wall of the tent fell down, floating like a half crumpled up piece of paper as it did. I stood up from my chair, walked over, picked it up, and brought it up to her face.
"This, adventure, is what we came here for." I dried the tears that started to trickle down her face. "We came to challenge our boundaries, our beliefs. Things are after us all the time whether we know it or not. Death is always a half a step behind. You came closer than most today and that is okay. It will make you stronger.
"I don't feel like this story is going to end well." She plopped down on the bed as if resigning herself to a fate that hadn't arrived yet. She took the pillow, covered her face, and screamed.
I went back to my chair. She never did like to be comforted, something to do with the way her father treated her always made it uncomfortable for her when I would touch her in a time like this. Best to just let her go through the motions. The day would be better tomorrow after she has had a good night's sleep.
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My Completed Freewriting prompts:
| Ongoing Stories | Numbered in Order of Story's Progression | ||||
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| Detective Story | #1 Trolley #2 Flea #3 Awakening | ||||
| Suspense/Horror | #1 Late #2 Banana #3 Paper #4 Tree #5 5 #6 Home Alone #7 Doctor’s Office | ||||
| The Stall | #1 Medium #2 The Stall #3 The Stall #4 Mice #5 Detective #6 Homeless #7 Eyebrows #8 40 Percent Off #9 One Year #10 The Stall | ||||
| Church | #1 Church #2 Ornate #3 Chips #4 State | ||||
| Butterfly | 1. Old Maid 2. Pitiful 3. Headache 4. coffee 5. Three Grapes 6. Helicopter 7.Helpless 8. Overslept 9. Smooth as Silk | ||||
| Dragon Breath | 1. Dragon Breath 2. Death on the Table 3. Washcloths | ||||
| The Attic | 1. The Attic 2. The Four Corners 3. Small Package | ||||
| Damaged Goods | 1. Well-being 2. Orange Blossom 3. Freedom of Personal Power | ||||
| 1. Rooster; 2. Groundhog Day | |||||
| Curie upvoted - Tick-Tock | Time | Global | room service | Inbox | Gotham City |
| Halcyon Days | Halcyone Days | Window | Rote | Perfect Nanny | |
| Day 1: Hippo | Day 2: Posted | Day 3: Canyon |
| We-writes (collaborations with community members) | ||||
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| Monster | Eagle Scout 1st Entry: 2nd Entry: 3rd Entry | Smooth as Silk | Torment of the Light Bulb | |
| Pull the Plug | Death on the Table | The Farm House | Well-being | |
| Idiot 1; 2; 3 | The Foreman's Meltdown |
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