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Memory
by Kathleen McCluskey

Oh, how I remember my younger days of frolicking in the tall grass and sun with my childhood friends. Those friends that have returned to dust and only I keep them alive in my mind. As I lie here and reminisce of my innocence in those days I begin to realize that my life has turned into a calamity compared to those carefree times. My prepubescent dreams were shattered by time and the fateful day that I met George.

George was a charismatic, fast talking boy whose family farm was adjacent to ours. He and I had an instant chemistry that never faded even through high school drama. I remember his car and how we would sit and listen to the radio, our feet out the windows and our hands intertwined. He was my first and only love. He changed my life and my destiny forever. I lost more than my virginity with him. Now, I lay here along with him and wonder what my life and my death would have looked like if George had never graced my existence.

I miss seeing the sunrise, I miss seeing it set. I am resigned to a life in darkness. It is time for George and I to open our eyes and our caskets. It is time to feed. I am hungry, no, I am thirsty. A thirst that is never quenched, no matter how many lives I take. This life is no life. I want it to end, I do not want to be a creature of the night any longer. I think this more and more often as the decades pass me by. I have these thoughts daily then we go out into the crisp darkness and I feel rejuvenated. I run my tongue over my large fangs as George and I spot our next targets. We will feed, and feed well.

Fiction © Copyright Kathleen McCluskey
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

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