During one day at the trailers, in a moment of writer's block, I churned out this little short. Enjoy.
Sunset
I can no longer remember the day exactly but I think it was a night in September. The sun had already set at the beach and a slow breeze had raced through.
We were walking in the sand, side by side. Not holding hands. This was our last night at the resort. Come the next day, we would have to depart for home.
Home. We wouldn't have a home when we got back. The whole trip had been a mistake. We had gone obstinately in order to grow closer. To rediscover the spark. It drove us even further apart. I knew the second we got back, the end would begin. It was inevitable really.
"Did you enjoy the trip?" I asked her, not really caring if she did. She had become a total stranger to me. She used to make my heart stop. Now there was just a hollow thud in its place.
"Yes." she said. She was lying. I knew it. I just wish she would explode, call me a bastard and hit me. She didn't. Her silent approach added more unease into the air.
"Good." was all I replied.
We continued to walk in silence. Off in the distance, we could see a carnival on the boardwalk. A Ferris wheel spun round and round illuminated in a sickly green neon that hurt my eyes.
"Was any of it real?" she asked, snapping me out of my trance.
"Was what real?" I asked confused.
"You and I. Us."
So she wanted to go there after all. I'd rather not but if pushed came to show, I'd tell her what I really though. For now though, I opted to stall.
"Of course it was honey. We've had good times."
"You're just saying that." She said.
"I'm not." I replied defensive.
Silence permeated out walk again. I was tired. Not just of the walking which had made my calf's sore. I was tired of this. Of this back and forth. Keeping up my guard. Never knowing when I'd screw up next. I was just done with it.
"Do you even know who I am?" she asked.
In that moment I knew it was time to leave. I turned around and begin to walk back to our hotel. She screamed in protest but I paid her no mind. I left her one last pearl which I imparted by shouting over my shoulder.
"Know you? What's the point? There's nothing there."
Until next time, fly high and fly well.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Boredom
I guess I should explain my job, or rather the new facet of my job. I sit in a Goodwill donation trailer from 9-6 (soon 9-5 due to daylight savings) 5 days a week. If I'm lucky I'll get maybe ten donations a day.
Which is great on one hand. I like to read, so I got plenty of books I haven't digged into yet. Plus music to listen to. And most importantly, I can work on editing my book so I can finally publish it. The funny thing is I get more done there than I ever would at home. I guess it is due to the lack of distractions. Plus I get paid for it to boot!
But even with all that, I can't use those for the whole day. And if nobody comes through, boredom sits in. And let me tell you, there is nothing like that 3 o'clock yawning please god get me out of here boredom. Some days I don't know if I can take it.
Well I guess when a month or two passes I can start a new project and I'll have all the work I want haha.
Until next time, fly high and fly well.
Which is great on one hand. I like to read, so I got plenty of books I haven't digged into yet. Plus music to listen to. And most importantly, I can work on editing my book so I can finally publish it. The funny thing is I get more done there than I ever would at home. I guess it is due to the lack of distractions. Plus I get paid for it to boot!
But even with all that, I can't use those for the whole day. And if nobody comes through, boredom sits in. And let me tell you, there is nothing like that 3 o'clock yawning please god get me out of here boredom. Some days I don't know if I can take it.
Well I guess when a month or two passes I can start a new project and I'll have all the work I want haha.
Until next time, fly high and fly well.
I'm back once more
What, you thought I forgot my loyal audience? Never so, never.
I am dreadfully sorry I have been away for what has been, two months? I have been excruciatingly busy lately. But first good news!
For those who do not know, after a borderline insane 2 year search I have finally found employment. It's pretty good money for what I do, and it's not like anyone else is paying 10 bucks an hour around her. It's full time which is nice, but I work out of Bowling Green technically so it means a 40 mile round trip commute every day I work. I'll have to work on that.
In other realms, I have halfway a monster edit of my novel, hopefully the second to last. I hope to be done with it by the end of November. I will talk about that more in another post.
Anyways, I do have a few posts coming for real this time. This is just the first of many. Seriously I got a list in front of me. I got work to do.
Until next time, fly high and fly well.
I am dreadfully sorry I have been away for what has been, two months? I have been excruciatingly busy lately. But first good news!
For those who do not know, after a borderline insane 2 year search I have finally found employment. It's pretty good money for what I do, and it's not like anyone else is paying 10 bucks an hour around her. It's full time which is nice, but I work out of Bowling Green technically so it means a 40 mile round trip commute every day I work. I'll have to work on that.
In other realms, I have halfway a monster edit of my novel, hopefully the second to last. I hope to be done with it by the end of November. I will talk about that more in another post.
Anyways, I do have a few posts coming for real this time. This is just the first of many. Seriously I got a list in front of me. I got work to do.
Until next time, fly high and fly well.
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