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The room is noisy, from outside I can hear people leaving the pubs and bars, making their way home, I hear the clinking of glasses, a toast to the future, I hear the sound of laughter and the dull thudding beat of the friday night DJ coming from the cheap tatty bars and clubs that seem to spring up more and more round here lately.

I close the window. I cant bare the noise, its not helping me. I need to think clearly, I need to see clearly, I need to understand what Ive done.

The room looks just like it did before it happened, like its stuck in time, everything is the same. Two glasses sit on the coffee table, half empty, a bottle of wine, a lit cigarette still burning in the ashtray, like time could just re-start and everything could carry on like it was before. I laugh at how odd that is, so much has happened and yet so much remains exactly the same.

Why dont I feel anything, its like my brain has shut down the part that gives me what I need. I want to feel it, every last bit of it. I want to remember how it felt, how he tasted, how that rush came. But I cant. Why cant I. This was what I wanted, ive been waiting so long. Ive been wanting this for so long, I wanted relief, I wanted release and ive got nothing. Im angry. This is typical, everything goes wrong, I cant fulfill even my own need, Im usless. I have to see him. Thats it, I have to see him, I have to be reminded of what Ive done, I have to look at him, every part of him and remember, and feel and that will do it, that will help me.

Hes on the chair, sitting there, looking at me. I look at him, his eyes, dark, stare back at me, almost looking through me, I remember kissing those eyes, I felt nothing. My eyes trail to his kneck, I remember biting that kneck, feeling his body rise beneath mind as I did, he felt lust,  I felt nothing. Further my eyes trail, I search, I remember, I remember feeling nothing, nothing at all. I pushed it, I wanted to feel excited, turned on even but I couldnt. His hands, those hideous hands, searching my body, making my skin crawl but still I tried to get even the most remote sensation of enjoyment, but I couldnt. I feel my eyes welling up. I pity myself, my desparation to be fulfilled by the pleasures that everyday people enjoy but these things mean nothing to me.

Then I see it, glistening, beautiful in the light. Im drawn to it. Almost hypnotised by it and there it is, that feeling, release, almost joy, excitement, fulfillment, lust. I remember, those feelings, those wonderful glorious feelings rushing over me, cleansing me as I plunged my hand into him, that feeling of warmth, of satisfaction as I felt his life slip away with every thrust of that knife.

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8 COMMENTS ABOUT THIS STORY RSS

Just Chatting
somebodysomeday83 "lol seldom, I could adapt to the style but I have a feeling that Twoflower may have plans for this! Thanks for the compliment though :)) I would definitely enjoy writing a follow-up to it, but would hate to make a start on it should Twoflower or Pinch be mid-way through a piece already! lol.

As for the spelling mistake which has been pointed out, it's minor! When I mark a piece out of five, I mark it on the flow: content, mood, and idea.

If I like a story it gets a four, but if I 'love' a story and want to read more it's going to get a 5 everytime, regardless of the odd fopar.

I wonder who'll post the next chapter! :)
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seldom "didn't see you there pinch.

Someone add to it

Chapter each lol
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seldom "Actually SS - I could see you doing a fantastic addition to this.
Go on :)
Your two styles would go really well together I reckon.
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DrPinch "Quite powerful. And definitely "odd". I might fancy a go at this...

One question, neck with a k? Is that intentional?
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somebodysomeday83 "Now this I like! My way of thinking. I love the whole psychotic approach to a story, I find it fascinating. You've set the scene wonderfully, given a vivid insight into your protagonist's mindset, and got the reader's attention. I'm surprised actually at the rating, it could be higher."
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seldom "lol Twoflower, don't think you're mad. Sometimes you get an idea and play around with it in your head for ages. Funny though, you made me think of all the times I've sat on a packed bus or something, thinking about nasty ways to kill off characters in stories. Good thing we can't see into each others heads!
Thanks - this is a good read - I enjoyed it. :-)
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Twoflower "Wow, thanks. This was my first attempt though it is a story ive been thinking about for a long time, not that im mad or anything. I Tried really hard to relay that rush of feeling hope I did that OK. Thank you so much for your comment, Im really chuffed. I agree about the end, its a little rushed...i'll rember that next time. Thanks again."
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seldom "Like the description of the feelings - and the atmospheric scene-setting at the beginning I thought v good.

Great stuff.

I did get a bit mixed up at the end - where the mc 'spots' something. It reads almost as if it's the feeling he/she has spotted, rather than the knife - just slightly ambiguous thats all

:-)
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