Don't Let Go

This weeks Blog Challenge! Hope you all enjoy! 

New Moon Wallpaper by Averii

I teetered, peering over the edge with only the untrusting grip of my bare feet on the wet rocks. The waves crashed violently into the spiked rocks below, sending vibrations up through my body. I closed my eyes and let the rain pelt my skin and mix with my tears. Everything that I knew was gone. Who I was is gone.

I stretched out my arms into the breeze and let it covered over me like a blanket. It could be so easy. One single step and the burning pain would be gone. I would no longer feel anything the moment I hit the rocks. The water would take me off without a sound or a cry. I closed my eyes and let out a single breath. The weight of my body leaned over the edge.

Then two hands wrapped around me and jerked me back. I stumbled over the uneven ground, trying to stead myself. He was here. How did he find me? He tightened his grip around my body and didn’t say a word and neither did I. Where would I even start? How could I explain? It was obvious what I was considering. I wasn’t fooling either of us but it all seemed crazy now.

I let him hold me in the death grip. Was he afraid that if he let me go I would run and jump? That idea was already gone the moment he touched me. 

His arms felt safe against my body. I grabbed onto his soggy jeans and held back sobs. My life was forever changing and forever a danger. 

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I wanted to open this up to everyone as well. If you would like to leave your interpretation of the photo/art every week with me, leave it in the comments. I would love to see what you get from the art! Join me in the fun!  

The Burning Man

The Burning Man

Wildfire by Iribel

The morning sun was eclipsed by the blackest of smoke; flames licking the sky.  The pastel skyline peeked through the flames. It was too early to warn them all. Half the kingdom would perish at my own hands. At my own gift. I could still feel the burning in my hands from where the sparks were born.

I never made a mistake this great. The memory played over in my head as I let my feet carry me, cutting a trail through the tall field of grass.  I saw him shrouded in shadow with his hands around her waist, pushing her against the stone wall. She gasped, not out of pleasure, but out of exasperation.

"No!"she screamed over and over as rage blew through me with every repeat. The man didn’t give and I couldn’t contain the surge that burned through me. Even with all the practice Avery pushed upon me to teach me self-control; it was all lost in this single moment, as if I never learned it at all.

The man tore at her corset as the flames rippled through me, starting at my hands until it filled all around me. I pulled back my aim in the nick of time, shooting a searing ball of fire in their direction but luckily hitting the canvas shop awning behind them. The girl let out a shrill scream, scrambling from her attacker and the flames that consumed the shack near her. I was frozen in shock. The fire took on a life of its own; moving fast through the village. Wooden shingle roofs caught fire in the blink of an eye and before I could move my feet, a whole row of houses and shops were ablaze. This would be moment that stemmed my name for eternity. It was my own version of punishment. 

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I hope you all enjoyed this first challenge post. I found this first one a tad difficult to get right but I think it turned out pretty decent. Mind you, these are practices and are in no way finished pieces. This one in particular is 305 words. If you have any photos that you wish to give me a crack at, leave them in the comments and I'll add them to the list. Until next time! 

Inspiration

THINKING THURSDAY! 

Sorry!  No fancy header yet! 

Loads of writers are asked what inspires them on a daily basis.  All of them say about the same thing..."Everything!"  I'm the same way.  May it be a sunset, a day out on the town, music, or a turkey burger (no lie, I got a major turning point for my novel while making a turkey burger) ideas come out of no where.  I thought on Thursdays I would post some of the things I run across in everyday life that inspires me to write.  Today, I am just going to leave you with 2.  

First off I have a novel playlist.  I inquired songs for each of my characters as well as songs for certain moods.  I love film scores and listen to them alot when I am having a hard time focusing it, but this song I am linking I knew would set the tone for my whole book.  I spend most of my time listening to Pandora.com.  If you want to find some good Indie music, you should check them out.  Once you find a good artist, it leads you to search their other work.  That is how I found this one.  

Darkening Sky by Peter Bradley Adams 

Lastly, I get tons of inspiration from Art.  Being an artist myself, I love looking at others work.  Here is one piece I came across that I fell in love with!  

Sisters of Autumn by H-ybrid

What Inspires you?