Sirand
April 4th, 2003, 02:12 PM
I hope the mods don't mind me posting it here - it is very short (178 words).
I went up the stairs, softly. The house was large, darkness looming around me - but it held no fear for me. I could hear gentle snores, a child's.
I reached the landing. A long, magnificent carpet stretched out before me.
I followed it down the corridor, past the butler's room. Softly.
A door opened and light blasted out. An adolescent boy stepped out. He did not see me.
I stopped to look at him more closely. He is face was handsome but twisted with worry. He paced off in front of me, turned a corner. I didn't see him again.
I walked slowly. There was a junction with two ways to go. I knew exactly which one to take.
I saw my target - a door twenty feet away. As I came closer, I could read the name painted on the door - 'Elizabeth.'
I pushed the door open, softly.
Inside, it was dark. But I could see her, faintly. I went closer. She was sleeping softly, peacefully.
I sat on the bed. I looked at her; I looked at her the whole night.
She never heard me.
I went up the stairs, softly. The house was large, darkness looming around me - but it held no fear for me. I could hear gentle snores, a child's.
I reached the landing. A long, magnificent carpet stretched out before me.
I followed it down the corridor, past the butler's room. Softly.
A door opened and light blasted out. An adolescent boy stepped out. He did not see me.
I stopped to look at him more closely. He is face was handsome but twisted with worry. He paced off in front of me, turned a corner. I didn't see him again.
I walked slowly. There was a junction with two ways to go. I knew exactly which one to take.
I saw my target - a door twenty feet away. As I came closer, I could read the name painted on the door - 'Elizabeth.'
I pushed the door open, softly.
Inside, it was dark. But I could see her, faintly. I went closer. She was sleeping softly, peacefully.
I sat on the bed. I looked at her; I looked at her the whole night.
She never heard me.