Cast in Dark Waters
“Masts lay shattered and askew, lines flail in search of victims. Torn sails flap and hang loose as the shredded clothes of murdered men.
She glances at the cliffs and wonders if she'll ever have the strength to leap to a complacent, satisfying death. So peaceful and extraordinary. There are dead sailors there, she thinks, drifting in the waves and crawling about on the reef. They wait with soulless gazes, gesturing to her, beckoning, always and forever watching. Some of them are her former crew members, some family.
Her mother is immersed in the rushing waters, with her nightgown floating up around her shoulders. Mama with her eyes glowing yellow and peering up at her, arms raised.
She brushes the curtains and those faces in the drapes glower and glare. No wonder Mama gave up so early, so young. No one could live for long with the weight of so much evil bearing down all the time.
The snow falls.
Turning, she hears the rustling of her husband's entrance.
He slips inside through the bol...ted door and whispers for her.MoreLess
She glances at the cliffs and wonders if she'll ever have the strength to leap to a complacent, satisfying death. So peaceful and extraordinary. There are dead sailors there, she thinks, drifting in the waves and crawling about on the reef. They wait with soulless gazes, gesturing to her, beckoning, always and forever watching. Some of them are her former crew members, some family.
Her mother is immersed in the rushing waters, with her nightgown floating up around her shoulders. Mama with her eyes glowing yellow and peering up at her, arms raised.
She brushes the curtains and those faces in the drapes glower and glare. No wonder Mama gave up so early, so young. No one could live for long with the weight of so much evil bearing down all the time.
The snow falls.
Turning, she hears the rustling of her husband's entrance.
He slips inside through the bol...ted door and whispers for her.MoreLess
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