It is late at night. A dark figure walks past unlit windows on an empty street. The dark figure is a boy who had just passed his eighteenth birthday. Having grown up in a small fishing community, he had the life of a fisherman ahead of him, but that isnt what he wants. He walks past the last house and out upon the dock where a boat awaits. He had paid the band of merceneries to take him away from this place, but he saw something else. Before him on the docks was a young lady, the most beautiful lady in town. The two had been courting for the past three years, and had developed a bond of great friendship and love. He hadn't told anyone about his departure, but there she was in front of him as he approached. They stood in silence for what seemed like days until she spoke:
"You're leaving?" she stated, more than asked.
"I am," The boy responded after a moment of hesitation.
"You said you loved me," The young lady replied, freezing the young boy's heart.
"It is something I must do," The boy stepped in closer, "I will not become a fisherman."
"So I guess this is it," a tear rolled down the young lady's beautiful cheek.
"No." The boy's response was confident and caught the lady off guard, "I will return, two years from this day." The young lady wrapped her arms around the boy one last time before his departure.
"I will wait." Was the lady's response.
The boy stepped onto the boat, unsure of what lay ahead of him, but he knew what was behind him. Knowing there was someone there waiting gave him more purpose to become more than a fisherman.
Posted by bsb5652 at 2009-11-28 22:04:54 Voted 10.00 on 11/28/09
Totally professional work, we will be using your work on our upcoming expansion to ROT. It fits very well and is tremendous! Keep them coming! _________________________ Brian S. Bloom
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Posted by Vates Lupus at 2009-10-11 14:18:06 Voted 10.00 on 10/11/09
Very beautiful. I wonder if the 2 years absence with the young lady waiting for him is a reference to anything...hmm?...Elder? _________________________ -Christopher Escalante
Posted by DragonBlood87 at 2008-02-10 14:37:33 Voted 10.00 on 02/10/08
.... _________________________ If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving is not for you.
Posted by Dtelm at 2007-01-13 10:57:00 Voted 10.00 on 01/13/07
I like it, it makes a nice ambience, its peaceful, and soothing, very nice :) _________________________ Her strong enchantments failing,
Her towers of fear in wreck,
Her limbecks dried of poisons
And the knife at her neck,
The Queen of air and darkness
Begins to shrill and cry,
�O young man, O my slayer,
To-morrow you shall die.�
O Queen of air and darkness,
I think �tis truth you say,
And I shall die to-morrow;
But you will die to-day.
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