Sorry to be posting a short story right after posting the first chapter to a new tale, but I am doing it anyway. I fell asleep a couple of hours ago and had, you guessed it, a nightmare. This one was worthy of short-story-attude. I am also including no dialogue whatsoever. Here it is, I proudly present, Black Ice.
The car pulls up, and the snow begins to fall just like magic. There is something about it that will always be pretty and soft. Each flake is like a falling angel. The sky is only beginning to fade into darkness. The entire scene is picturesque; sun setting in the back, leafless trees laden heavy with crystalline drops, and that car.
Climbing into the passenger seat of that car is always comforting. The seat is wide and soft, plenty of room for my boots to slide to the floor and my feet to tuck up next to my body. The heat is turned all the way up to protect our shivering bones from the chilling wind outside. I tuck into the seat and lean into the window as the car speeds away from what once was.
Trees, snow, ice, lights, and memories rush past in a dizzy blur. My eyes close and a tear falls, unnoticed. Sudden pressure on my hand, not quite unnoticed. Eye contact, and then before anything can be processed, impact. The car swerves in a panic. Control is out of the question as the vehicle spins wildly despite the application of breaks. The spinning finally halts but the terror is not yet over. All that's known is fear, panic, and shear animal instinct when the second impact comes from another uncontrollable car. The sound comes in a deafening, screeching crash. Strong arms wrap around my body and I feel another torso covering my own just moments before the metal folds in on itself. The pain is only present for a moment, then numbness engulfs everything. The heart is immune, and with the last bit of strength I can muster I reach above me to feel my world crash and burn. I blink twice, seeing nothing but red, thinking of nothing but how I was seen as a thing worth risk. My eyes close and do not reopen.
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