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PHOTOPHOBIA
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A young man peered out from a tiny crack in curtain, making sure no light found its way in. A red, nondescript car pulled up to the curb in front of the house, bags and bags of groceries stuffed inside. He backed away from the window, quickly closing the curtain tight, and pulled down the wooden sheet that hung above the window. With the window blocked, and the young man satisfied, he made his way to the front door. In the darkness of his living room, he unlocked the front door.

He heard the ruffling of paper bags and clanking of metal cans and was suddenly filled with excitement. “Hey, Bleu, it’s me. Open up!” called a voice from the other side of the door, and the excitement was gone. As much as he anticipated this delivery, Bleu hated this part with a passion. Reluctantly, he turned the door **** and pulled it back. A sliver of light slithered inside like a snake, poisoning Bleu’s eyes. Instantly, he closed his eyes tight and pulled back the door.

The ruffling continued as the delivery man carried the bags inside. “It’s okay, Bleu, you can close the door now,” he said warmly, his voice clear and smooth like butter. Bleu, anxious, slammed the door shut, opened his eyes, and quickly locked it. He eyed the spot where the light touched the rug, his heart racing and sweat coating his forehead.

The delivery man made his way through the living room and into the kitchen, navigating through the shadowy darkness that was Bleu’s house. He put the bags on the floor and immediately went back to a panicking Bleu. “Babe, hey, hey, look at me,” the delivery man cooed, grabbing Bleu’s hands. “It’s okay, I’m here now.” He hugged Bleu tightly, Bleu couldn’t stop shaking.

“Too bright…” Bleu muttered. “Way too bright.”

15-Aug-2012 05:00:05

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“I know, but it’s gone, now,* Jack, Bleu’s lover, reassured. He knelt down slightly to make eye contact with Bleu’s hung head. “Hey, look at me,” he said, gently pulling Bleu’s chin upward. “It’s okay.” Their lips softly pressed together, and suddenly Bleu had forgotten what was so wrong. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” Bleu cried. He took a deep breath and smiled, Jack always knew how to make him feel better. He’d always been like that, even before the accident. “So, what’d you get?”

Jack grinned widely, took his lover by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Five bags of groceries lay on the floor, Bleu was astonished Jack could carry it all. “I got all your favorites,” Jack claimed excitedly. “Lucky Charms, macaroni and cheese… chocolate chip ice cream… “ he called out some of Bleu’s favorite foods. He continued naming them as the two men put away food.

Within minutes the two finished and found themselves sitting in the living room under the comfortable shroud of darkness. The television was on, some random program was on, neither Jack nor Bleu were paying attention. “Thank you…” Bleu whispered in Jack’s ear, and nestled against his chest.

“For what?”

“For being so understanding. You don’t have to stay with me.”

“But I want to.” Jack kissed Bleu once more, and the discussion was done. The two sat quietly on the couch, each embracing the other. An hour or so later, the couple went to bed. They crawled into bed, kissed each other good night, and drifted asleep.

But Bleu couldn’t stay asleep. He hardly ever slept at night, for it was the only time during a day he could ever go out. He gently turned out of bed, sure not to wake Jack, and made his way downstairs, through the living room and to the front door. He reached for his light jacket on the coat rack next to the door and put it on. Silently, he unlocked the door and carefully opened the door.

15-Aug-2012 05:00:32

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The darkness welcomed him with cool arms. Bleu departed from the front porch and walked down his street, Paxton Street. A couple of weeks ago, Bleu met somebody who also enjoyed late night walks, a young man by the name of Larry. Larry was an insomniac with a dark sense of humor and a body that tempted Bleu to do the unthinkable. Every night for the past week, the two have met up and just talked until morning came, in which case Bleu would hurry home.

Just the same as any other night, Larry sat at the corner of Paxton and Charity, awaiting his friend. “Hey, Bleu,” he called out. “How’re you tonight?”

“I’m pretty good, and yourself?”

“I’m doing well.” Larry got up and dusted himself off. “So tonight, I want to take you somewhere. I want to show you something.”

“Oh?”

“Yeah, it’s in the forest,” Larry explained, referencing the forest that surrounding the dead end Paxton Street. “Is that okay with you? I’m sure you’ll love it.”

“Yeah, why not,* Bleu shrugged. He kind of trusted Larry, and he was sure he could outrun him if the situation required. “What exactly do you want to show me?”

Larry smirked, “Oh, you’ll see.* He beckoned Bleu to follow him as he took a turn onto Charity Drive. Charity Drive was a short thing of a street that led right into the woods. Bleu did*’t make it a habit of going into the forest late at night, but he wasn’t alone so he figured it’d be safe.

“So, tell me, Bleu,” Larry started. “Why are you always out at night?”

Bleu was silent. He never usually told people about his crippling fear of light, most people laughed at him and called him crazy. Who could possibly be afraid of light? Who could possibly live in a house without lights? This declaration usually ended in ridicule. But, Larry was open about his insomnia, so Bleu figured he might as well be open about his photophobia.

15-Aug-2012 05:01:12

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“I’m afraid of light.”

“I see**

*You think I’m crazy, don’t you?” Bleu sighed. “Everyone always does. Nobody gets it. I’m not like this on purpose, it wasn’t my choice! I can’t control it, it just happened.”

“What happened?” Larry inquired with genuine curiosity.

“The accident…” Bleu explained. “I was in a car accident about two years ago. I came out of it alive, and well… obviously. It’s just…

“The car came head on. It was me and Jack, I was driving. All I could see was the headlights on the car. The headlights flashing directly into my eyes, I couldn’t see a thing. I was terrified,” Jack explained. “I woke up in the hospital nearly in a panic attack because there were so many lights in the hospital!” He laughed to himself. He liked to joke about his condition but nobody usually liked them, except Jack. Larry laughed. “Ever since I can’t look at light, light can’t touch me without me freaking out. It’s terrible.”

Larry nodded his head understandably. “Man, that sucks. I’m sorry to hear about that. Was Jack okay?”

“Yeah, he came out fine. I sustained the majority of the injuries,” Bleu replied. “He takes really good care of me.”

The duo appeared to be pretty far into the forest. Bleu hadn’t realized just how far they’d come… and how it seemed they weren’t going anywhere at all. “So what did you want to show me?” Bleu questioned, he started to become suspicious. He trusted Larry, it’s just* *It’s going to be morning soon, and I don’t really know where I am… and I need to get home.”

Larry looked up at the sky, at the mixture of blues and pinks. It was a beautiful sight. Morning was upon them, it’d only be a matter of time before the sun would be up. “I’m sorry, Bleu,” Larry stopped walking, as did Bleu. “See, when I met you two weeks ago, I knew our relationship was going to end like this.

15-Aug-2012 05:01:49

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“I heard stories about you. About the crazy guy who refused to leave his house. I thought, this’ll be easy, nobody will miss you. Then I got to know you… and I found out you were some crazy FAIRY who wouldn’t leave his house. Everything about you is wrong, and now I’ll get to rid this neighborhood of one more abomination.”

Bleu was shocked, paralyzed by fear and disbelief. He couldn’t believe this was happening. Not now, no, he needed to say goodbye to Jack. He needed to hold him one more time. He looked at the sky and saw the sun coming up. Please stop, Bleu pleaded the sun. *You don’t have to do this!” Bleu cried out, trying to back away. His legs felt like jelly, sweat began to drip down his face, and his heart felt like it was about to beat out of his chest.

He felt the warmth of the sun on his skin.

“No** he whimpered as he began to feel faint. Fear overwhelmed his body, his limbs and half his face grew numb. Tears began to stream down his face, but Bleu couldn’t feel it. “Please…”

Larry laughed at this sight before grabbing Bleu’s face. He couldn’t breath, he couldn’t move, this was it. Larry snapped Bleu’s neck with one swift motion just as the sun reached the top of the sky.

15-Aug-2012 05:02:29

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