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Vand

Vand

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Sorry to hear of such circumstances, Aeraie :( . I too hope you are properly back on your feet soon.
I will be doing some further work on my 'fear of being alone' story tonight, by the way, so hopefully I can finish up tonight or tomorrow! Just your friendly neighborhood team player.

23-Sep-2012 01:31:25

Vand

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Cheers for pushing back the deadline even further.
An abundant amount of course-work, as well as obligations elsewhere, has me severely limited myself in setting aside some time to write for enjoyment or even writing on whim, but hopefully this weekend does allow that to change for me.
Perhaps then I will be able to finish up my 'fear of being alone' addition - something I planned on finishing a week and a half ago but fell short with due to time, unfortunately!
By the way, I am unsure if this has already been clarified or not, but there is indeed no limit as to the length of the story in particular, correct? I am not necessarily meaning to go far and wide in terms of length, but I believe I have accumulated four posts worth of writing so far and I am rather close to placing a proper ending, or stopping point for better words, to the story, so I would just like to be sure. Just your friendly neighborhood team player.

05-Oct-2012 02:47:21

Vand

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No worries, I am certain I am not that lengthy of a writer :P .
I should be finished up once I have a bit of time later today, by the way, so hopefully I can get it brushed up a bit after some more proofreading and then post it up here :) . Just your friendly neighborhood team player.

06-Oct-2012 17:54:11

Amascut
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Amascut

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I'll take Sedatephobia - Fear of Silence, if you please! Working on it now, though it's looking too much like Fear of Being Alone at the moment >.< @Fannygirdle on Twitter | Co-Owner of The Scrying Pool, a future updates and lore clan

07-Oct-2012 00:36:48

Amascut
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Amascut

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Well, finished that faster than expected...

'Sedate'
By Amascut

I can't let them leave me. It's too quiet in this house, the creaks and aches and cries of the floorboards and the ceiling and the walls feel so empty and desolate. I hear the water dripping slightly in the kitchen sink, after it has been turned off. I grasp on to the sound, as the ringing in my ears began to build...
Footsteps above me, descending down the staircase. Mary peers her head around the corner, sees me sitting in a ball on the couch, and approaches. Daniel trails behind, down the hallway, closer to me.
"Amalee, are you alright?" Mary says, her voice echoing through the vaulted ceilings above, filling the room with sonic waves, delightful sounds of human interaction, right before my eyes. She approached, her hips moving side to side in that way Daniel liked, her soft brown hair in curls. She was wearing a fiery red dress, and Daniel had a slick, jet black tuxedo on.
Immediately, the room feels warmer, the noises that permeate my psyche receed, and I relax slightly. Mary perches next to me on the couch, and rests her hand lightly on my arm.
"Amalee, Dan and I really do need some time alone. Sylvie will be here in just a little bit, and everything will be alright. I know you don't want to hear this, but one day, you really will need to face this fear head on, sweetie."
She leaned in, and planted a light kiss atop my head, brushing my thin blonde hair back behind my ear. She let her fingertips dance across my cheek, before standing up. "Don't go," I finally managed to choke out.
Daniel clears his throat, and rubs the wiry black stubble covering his pointy chin. "I love you Amabear," he rumbled, smiling. "You'll be just fine, I promise." @Fannygirdle on Twitter | Co-Owner of The Scrying Pool, a future updates and lore clan

07-Oct-2012 06:06:51 - Last edited on 10-Oct-2012 01:19:47 by Amascut

Amascut
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Amascut

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I stand, swiftly, and run up to him, wrapping my arms around his waist. It took him a minute to react, but he slowly wrapped his arms around me, surrounding me with heat. Then, without warning, he was gone, moving away, and Mary was walking towards the door at his side. A sudden peal of thunder rumbled through the air, and a flash of lightning made me jump. Mary and Daniel each pulled open their umbrellas and stepped out the door.
Silence settles again, and with it, the creeping sense of something wrong. I quickly reach out and grab the television remote, pressing the Power button so hard, I thought the remote was about to break. With a crackle of static, the television flickers on, and music blares from the speakers as two cops ran down a long, bland hallway. I find a blanket and pulled it over myself, once again curling up upon the couch, holding on to every little sound.
I didn't want to think. I didn't want to remember that day...
No, I can't go there. Not now. Not ever.
The sounds calmed me, held me stable in today, not in the past. I felt myself growing sleepy, but I forced myself to remain awake. Sylvie would arrive soon, and I needed to be awake to let the girl in. She was a nice nineteen year old who would come and keep me company when Mary and Daniel went away. She should be here soon, and then everything would be okay.
Then the lights went out. The television shut off with a blink. Thunder roared, lightning flashed, I was blinded, all was silent except the rain beating down upon the high rooftop. I looked up, peering through the darkness at the roof, waiting, hoping, praying, for the lights to return. I withdrew further into myself, huddling closer, and visions began to dance before my eyes. Memories, always forcing their way into my mind whenever I couldn't keep them away.
Noise.
I needed noise. @Fannygirdle on Twitter | Co-Owner of The Scrying Pool, a future updates and lore clan

07-Oct-2012 06:07:06 - Last edited on 10-Oct-2012 01:20:17 by Amascut

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