12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #12: One Day More by Elizabeth Averay Morning light filtered by the trees dapples the ground all around, making unusual shapes with shadows that slowly move then disappear as the sun steadily rises in the sky. The forest is peaceful, with just the hint of animals rising for the day. Getting up to startContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #12: One Day More by Amber Averay On the first day of Christmas My rival promised me An eyeball dripping jelly. On the second day of Christmas My rival promised me A pair of bloodied gloves And an eyeball dripping jelly. On the third day of Christmas My rival promised me Three dead friendsContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 12

One Day More  Her heart thudded in her chest–she felt she might die from the weight of the anticipation. She didn’t understand why she’d decided to do this to herself again, but it happened every year. She was a glutton for punishment, and she’d freely admit it.  The Organization didn’t demand it of her, butContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 12”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #11: The Bell Tolls by Elizabeth Averay Tick tock tick tock tick tock… Time is running out. Beads of sweat run down my face as I look around, which way should I go? Left or right? I don’t know, but I will have to move soon or the lava that is oozing over theContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #11: The Bell Tolls by Amber Averay Everything is so dark and quiet. Once, not too long ago, the street was full of noise, of life. Now the only sounds to be heard are the creaking wheels of the carts that come around to collect the corpses, and the sombre clanging of the church’sContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 11

The Bell Tolls  When I hear the sonorous tonesMy feet are drawnTo the churchyard begging to repent.  Me feet are frozen in placeMy heart aches with a needThat cannot be fulfilled now or ever.  I’m so close to salvationYet, I will never find the reliefAnd I wish the past could be undone.  Learn from myContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear: Day 11”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #10: Midwinter Nights by Elizabeth Averay The fire crackling merrily in the old fireplace, a mug of hot chocolate in my hands, and snow falling lightly outside. The street is dark as the power lines are down, otherwise it would be blazing with Christmas lights and figures in every front yard. Sitting by theContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #10: Midwinter Nights by Amber Averay I wake up in the night, having fallen asleep on the couch while watching television. The heater doesn’t work, so I’m cocooned in a nest of blankets and lap rugs and at first it’s a struggle to wrestle my way free. I immediately regret doing so. It’s cold.Continue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”

12 Days of Christmas..Fear: Day 10

Midwinter Nights  She loved the quiet. All the small noises were amplified, and she she could pretend she was alone if she wanted to be.  She heard the whispers, and she knew they called her the Demon of the forest. She wouldn’t go that far, but it kept people from lurking in her woods tooContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas..Fear: Day 10”

12 Days of Christmas…Fear

Day #9: Zealous Anticipation by Elizabeth Averay Swallowing back the pain I gather myself together to try again to find the exit. It’s not easy, as the bloodred warning lights strobe constantly making it hard to focus on anything. Making my way as quietly as possible I limp to a door to see yet anotherContinue reading “12 Days of Christmas…Fear”