Hiding behind the curtains of the dilapidated room
she hoped he wouldn’t notice her,
the heaving from the recent escape hadn’t stop
and her snuffle was breaking the monotony of the assumed silence
It was cold as hell,
but the beads of sweat
were fast covering her temple,
pulled by the gravity
finding its way
rolling down her nose
and her perspiring visage,
tickling her on its descend
She dared to raise her hand to rest her sensation,
and during the tussle with her mind, unaware,
in an attempt to put her urge to rest
she scratched her countenance
and in the process
she made the table next to her wobble
The empty goblet on the table rushed down,
and before she could comprehend
it crashed mercilessly on the ground
shattering to million pieces
making a few shards pierced her skin,
and the unruly blood dripped on the floor
But the gore was least of her worries,
what troubled her the most
was the cacophony she created
and her worst fears became true
when she saw an obnoxious shadow
falling on the tainted pale curtain
formed by the lone dim light on the wall
Unsure what to do
she pressed her eyes hard
but she couldn’t escape the hand that approached her
she screamed on top of her lung
but it didn’t help,
for the grip on her shoulder was steadily becoming firm
she squealed again
this time her voice got curtailed in her throat like a lump thwarted in disdain
and with a sudden jerk
she raised her head
only to realize it was just a dream
Though she was transiently out of the plight
her fears were still very much alive,
the dream was unreal,
but the evil standing next to her
and his atrocities were real,
making her restless,
delirious,
and aberrantly despising each one of her long treasured beliefs
Copyright © Shantanu Baruah
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Oh gosh! This really held me. Couldn’t wait to see what happened. Great write Shontanu
Your words increased my heart beat in anticipation, waiting for the suspense to unfold. You definitely did a good job in holding on to the undivided attention of the reader Shantanu!
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You held the suspense well.
Wow… That was just wow!
Ghosh! A terrific Wow.❤️
Hey welcome back. I missed you here in WP 🌸😊
I missed myself too.😂 On a serious note I wasn’t keeping well with health. Thank you❤️
Oh. How are you feeling now. All ok
Better today. 🙂
🌸😊feel better now
Thank you so much Lorraine
Yeah.! Whether changes and food poisons.😒 Hopefully I will be good soon.😋
Thank you Adithya
Thank you so much Punam
You will take it easy today 😊🌸
Hopefully!🍒😁
Yeah eat those cherries 😀
Sure. 😁
Thank you so much Anne
You’re always welcome! 😄
This is so skillfully done.I loved the way you have vividly created the fear and the angst in the protagonist mind and ended with a twist.Brilliant
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate t ❤️
My pleasure.
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You are wekcome. It was a good read
Thank you again
Love it!
Thank you so much Diana
You’re welcome!
Strong piece! The creeping shadow indeed!
Thank you so much Warren
My pleasure
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Reblogged this on Ckonfab.
oh dear…not to be read in the middle of the night.
Lol. Thanks so much for reading
I remember the picture too the one you took during one of your travels
Yeah. That’s true. Thank you so much