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Intro to Nowhere

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Her voice, relaxed and almost sleepy, crackles over the speakers of his old tape cassette player.  It's late to still be at work.  He sits alone at his desk, his feet up, ankles crossed, his chair angled back sharply straining to hold his weight; and he listens.


Most people in this world fear death.

5 second pause.

I am not one of those people.

After a short pause, she sighs.

Actually, I look forward to it.  Even wish for it sometimes.

5 second pause.

It would be the ultimate escape.


Charlie's brow furrows as he listens.  He takes his feet down and opens his drawer to take out a pen and make notes as the woman known by him only as "Ember Cinders" from his paperwork continues.  In spite the crackling of the tape, her voice sounds smooth and easy in the recording.


Don't get me wrong, I'm not suicidal.

I would never take my own life.  Never.


There's a soft shuffling sound of fabric rubbing together.

But sometimes...I find myself wishing...for, um, some kind of whatchamacallit...divine intervention?
To steal me away from this world and on to the next one.


5 second pause.

Then I remember those things I live for, ya know.  And I know that now is not my time.


Charlie lifts her file in his hands to read her charges. Murder in the first degree.  She could get the death penalty.


But unlike most people, fearing death?
Well, I'm just not one of those people.


5 second pause.  Then her voice continues in a whisper, as though she's speaking directly into the recording from inches away.

I look forward to it.


With a slight shiver, Charlie presses stop on his machine and sits back again, rubbing his forehead and eyes with the tips of his fingers.  After a while he sits up suddenly. He looks at the clock. It reads 10 pm.  Why is he still sitting here?  With a deep sigh, he pushes the files back into his desk drawer.  Then picking up his suit jacket, he leaves the room, switching off the light.
So, this is just a quick quip of something I thought of while I was in the shower, actually...

Hope you enjoy.
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Flarimar's avatar
Ooh I really enjoyed this, you've got me hooked!! lol the oddest literary things come out when in the shower XD