Post by FicWriter on Nov 30, 2008 11:12:22 GMT 10
Snapped
(A ficlet written for Realm of the Muse based on the challenge...
You've finally snapped. Stress has gotten the better of you, and you can no longer think in long descriptive sentences. Write about the day you lost your mind, using sentences comprised of six words or fewer.)
by JD
I failed them. All my training, wasted. Oh, God, Jasna, my baby boy, my wife. I was too late.
There was a mortar, oh God. I wasn't gone that long. They should have been safe. Why didn't I let them come? Marko was the first to die. My baby boy, why? Buried under debris, trapped. Forgive me for not being there.
Danijela and Jasna were spared that. They were alive when I found them. There was no one to help. I begged God to spare them. Jasna, she couldn't breathe. I could have saved her. I should have saved her. Taken her to the hospital. How could I leave Danijela? How could I leave my wife? I couldn't leave one behind. I couldn't leave my baby boy. I screamed for help. Kept breathing for Jasna. No one came. Then, Danijela was gone too.
I had to fight for Jasna. I had to save my daughter. She was all I had left. The smoke and dust became worse. I couldn't catch my breath. But, how could I stop? She would die if I did. I was exhausted. I had to catch my breath. I couldn't think, had to rest. Jasna was gone in minutes. I'd let her die. I'd killed her, just for sleep. I was alone with their bodies.
I begged for another mortar. Pleaded to be with my family. Pleaded with God for death. He ignored me, ignored them. Why couldn't he take me too? My life was over.
The End
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Happy Anniversary
(Another ficlet for Realm of the Muse, this for the challenge, "Tell someone you love them, without using any of the following words: love, adore, dear, treasure, cherish and worship.")
by JD
Luka pens the following to his wife on their first anniversary of their marriage.
Danijela,
From the moment I saw you in that coffee bar I knew.
You were so young, so innocent, so beautiful. I remember thinking even then that you were the one. It took me weeks to work up the courage to approach you, I was so sure you would think I was too old, but, once that decision was made I couldn't hold back any longer.
When I learned you'd had similar feelings about me I knew fate had intervened. I think we both realized that we would have to take things slow, your age, my classes, but, I didn't mind, we had the rest of our lives, there was no reason to rush things.
I'd begun to think your 18th birthday would never come, but it did, and within the week you became my wife and I your husband. Nothing I had imagined came close to how I felt that day, and our wedding night is one I will never forget.
Danijela, thank you for being my wife. Thank you for the child you're carrying inside you. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of being your husband and the father of your children. Thank you for giving me the life I always dreamed about but, doubted was possible. You are the center of my world and will remain so through eternity.
Yours forever, Luka
The End
(A ficlet written for Realm of the Muse based on the challenge...
You've finally snapped. Stress has gotten the better of you, and you can no longer think in long descriptive sentences. Write about the day you lost your mind, using sentences comprised of six words or fewer.)
by JD
I failed them. All my training, wasted. Oh, God, Jasna, my baby boy, my wife. I was too late.
There was a mortar, oh God. I wasn't gone that long. They should have been safe. Why didn't I let them come? Marko was the first to die. My baby boy, why? Buried under debris, trapped. Forgive me for not being there.
Danijela and Jasna were spared that. They were alive when I found them. There was no one to help. I begged God to spare them. Jasna, she couldn't breathe. I could have saved her. I should have saved her. Taken her to the hospital. How could I leave Danijela? How could I leave my wife? I couldn't leave one behind. I couldn't leave my baby boy. I screamed for help. Kept breathing for Jasna. No one came. Then, Danijela was gone too.
I had to fight for Jasna. I had to save my daughter. She was all I had left. The smoke and dust became worse. I couldn't catch my breath. But, how could I stop? She would die if I did. I was exhausted. I had to catch my breath. I couldn't think, had to rest. Jasna was gone in minutes. I'd let her die. I'd killed her, just for sleep. I was alone with their bodies.
I begged for another mortar. Pleaded to be with my family. Pleaded with God for death. He ignored me, ignored them. Why couldn't he take me too? My life was over.
The End
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Happy Anniversary
(Another ficlet for Realm of the Muse, this for the challenge, "Tell someone you love them, without using any of the following words: love, adore, dear, treasure, cherish and worship.")
by JD
Luka pens the following to his wife on their first anniversary of their marriage.
Danijela,
From the moment I saw you in that coffee bar I knew.
You were so young, so innocent, so beautiful. I remember thinking even then that you were the one. It took me weeks to work up the courage to approach you, I was so sure you would think I was too old, but, once that decision was made I couldn't hold back any longer.
When I learned you'd had similar feelings about me I knew fate had intervened. I think we both realized that we would have to take things slow, your age, my classes, but, I didn't mind, we had the rest of our lives, there was no reason to rush things.
I'd begun to think your 18th birthday would never come, but it did, and within the week you became my wife and I your husband. Nothing I had imagined came close to how I felt that day, and our wedding night is one I will never forget.
Danijela, thank you for being my wife. Thank you for the child you're carrying inside you. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of being your husband and the father of your children. Thank you for giving me the life I always dreamed about but, doubted was possible. You are the center of my world and will remain so through eternity.
Yours forever, Luka
The End
