“I’m taking a chance here. I’m going to tell you something that … I’ve never told anyone.” He swallowed once, pain stetching his skin taut. Sweat giving his face an unkind sheen.
“I’m a …” A cough erupted from his throat – as unstoppable as the blood that gushed suddenly down his chin, soaking the bible he clasped to his chest. He tried to suck in a breath, but even as his chest rose, a spasm of pain arched his back. Cords stood out on his neck as he tried to suck air in and his eyes widened with the realisation that he couldn’t.
Death had clawed the secret back from his throat and left it cooling in a darkened cave.
The next time around, she became aware, over a period of years, that something was haunting her. Painfully so.
All her life she had believed in God, believed in the power of prayer and believed that if she confessed her sins she would be forgiven. So she’d prayed and she’d confessed. But still.
So she took a chance. She gathered what she considered to be essential, sold the rest and moved to …
levishedated 
Mars, where no one would ever look for her! The perfect place to escape or so she thought…
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Even I wouldn’t look for her there! 🙂
I mean – just think how difficult it would be to research the place!
Fancy a trip to Mars? Six months to get there and little chance of coming back?
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Yeah I know all of that. LOL! THe research is already under way but not by human beings. The Curiosity Rover Is exploring it and sending back information. But Mars was the first thing that popped into my mind because of the great launch of “Falcon Heavy ” by Spacex and the great dual landings of the first stage boosters, Then the Tesla Roadster with “StarMan” in it. So, my mind being full of space launches and pictures of “StarMan” in space jumped right to Mars. Sorry about that. What a thrill it was to watch that big rocket launch and the boosters, instead of crashing in sea or some such, landing so gracefully.
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I think that Elon Musk is doing some wonderful things – have you read much about him? Now there’s a man with a vision!
Bit like Richard Branson – I like what he’s doing too. 🙂
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Bah… could you take the extra ever out of there… I meant where no one would ever look for her! That’ what I get for sleep writing. LOL
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Done. 🙂
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Las Vegas, where she could let her demons out at last. After all, what happened there, stayed there.
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Hahaha – LA indeed! Never been there. You?
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I’ve been to L.A. several times, but have never been to Las Vegas (invited to go, but not interested).
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What! You mean LA and LV are different places?! 🙂
*you doofus, Robert!*
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Hahaha, I would never call you a doofus. That would not be kind. 😊
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Still …
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I’ve been to Nevada many times as it’s not that far from where I lived. However, I never went to Las Vegas. I did visit Reno though. I wasn’t impressed. I’ve never been to LA nor do I have plans to do so. I was in California briefly when coming back home from a family vacation along the Oregon coast which is a lovely trip. As I remember, we went through a part of California and then spent the night at a KOA (campground) in Reno. It was MANY years ago but I still remember the last part of the trip home. Nevada is miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. BLEH!
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I think you would like York. York is miles and miles of interesting stuff. In fact – I’ve been walking it, photographing it and posting it on my blog over that last few weeks. 🙂
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Another realm perhaps? Baiting us with a secret reveal ten suspense as we don’t find out and wonder where the character will go…nice 😉
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Oops, then suspense – typing too fast again! 🙂
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Yeah, I’m a bugger for doing that. Sorreeee. 😦
🙂
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Most cities are more interesting than the landscape in Nevada. LOL. York is in England and I doubt I will ever get to go there. Nor New York either for that matter.
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That’s probably only because you don’t (really) want to visit the Yorks of the world. 😉
It’s a lovely thing to be happy exactly where you are. 🙂
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Yes, I have read about Elon Musk. He is a fascinating person.
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I think you might be right about that. I’m happy in my quiet little neighborhood in my quiet little town. I don’t mind going into a large city for a shopping trip or a movie but I’m glad when I come back home. After all, I’m connected to the whole world right here where I live.
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Digital connection?
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Well, here I am communicating with you and you are way far away from me. I have other digital friends as well from all over the world One is in New Zealand.
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Last time I checked I was in touch with (representatives of) 122 countries around world. 🙂
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That’s a lot of countries.
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It was over a long period of time – almost a year I think. 🙂
America and India is where most of my followers reside. Never really been able to figure out why. Any ideas?
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Sorry…. I really have no idea.
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Sorry, lost track. No idea about what?
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About why most of your followers were from America and India. Keep up Robert! LOL!
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No, honestly – I have no idea, Orpha. I wish someone would give me an insight. Is it just because the populations are larger?
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Wish I could but I have no idea either.
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The plot twist at the end is unexpected. Made me think that the guy was a vampire or something like that
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OMG, did I really write so many silly things?! I blush now to think of it. 😦
I have no idea where I was going with this story. I should have finished it and not left it hanging like that. So sorry.
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