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When Doves Cry 
by Andie Lee Eames 

Greetings and salutations one and all. I have a lurid tale to tell that happened last fall.

My name is Pastor. I am that raven who was perched on Edgar’s door back in 1884.

I heard him bellow from the depths of his shattered soul ‘NEVERMORE’ over and over again. I heard his wretched cries as lightening cut through the nights sky.

He held his quill so tightly that the blisters on his finger tips bursts, mixing his blood with the ink.

It was at this time his muddled mind refused to think.

The droplets of blood turned into a black ash that scorched the parchment as he wrote.

Lenore, my precious paramour, how much I love thee eludes me. My beautiful little turtle dove, how my soul aches to be with you. You’re the embodiment of everything pure and chaste. I would do anything to be with you post haste.

Edgar was a deeply wounded soul felled by the lost of the women in his life, the final straw was the death of his young wife.

Lenore wasn’t even the real name of young lady who had caught not only his eye but his heart. He could not allow himself to speak her true name because it would destroy the illusion of his lovelorn game.

She was just an ordinary young lady who barely noticed him. However, it was her mere presence that bought a smile to his weary face, that bought a ray of light into the darkness that was his life.

One night she was out late walking home from the hospital, where her mother was for a nervous condition. A fiend grabbed her from behind, covering her mouth so that no one would hear her scream.

The poor thing had been savaged and stripped of her humanity. She lied there dead with shreds of fabric covering her modesty. Her large blue eyes stared up into the nights sky as I flew by hearing his turtle dove cry.

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Fiction © Copyright Andie Lee Eames
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from Author Andie Lee Eames:

Abstract Murder

Abstract Murder is a disturbing psychological suspense tale told from the view points of various characters. The characters speak directly to the reader taking them into the dark recesses of dangerous minds while calling into question the validity of good and evil. If you liked “Pulp Fiction & Silence of the Lambs” then you’ll love Abstract Murder which is told in flash forwards, backs, and present time. A high concept thriller not for the faint of heart and one hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride. There are three different killers and you’ll get to see what made them that way.

Available on Amazon!