Josh
Death was coming.
I could hear Her rasping voice calling to me from the never-ending darkness.
Her scent - a pungent cocktail of soil, ammonia and lavender - was tumbling around me like a heavy veil of mourning.
But She didn't scare me.
I knew Her too well.
I ignored the violent curses she spat at me; She knew it was too late, she knew that I would betray Her and there was nothing that She could do to stop me.
I was going to save the girl destined to die, even if that meant I would lose my life in return.
I stepped back into the shadows - back into my realm - and continued to observe the girl sitting on the stone bridge, her legs dangling over the edge.
A clock began to strike twelve.
The girl slipped off her coat and clambered unsteadily onto the side of the bridge.
I waited for the moment the girl jumped.
The moment I would save her and my life would be lost.
Forever.
Death was coming.
I could hear Her rasping voice calling to me from the never-ending darkness.
Her scent - a pungent cocktail of soil, ammonia and lavender - was tumbling around me like a heavy veil of mourning.
But She didn't scare me.
I knew Her too well.
I ignored the violent curses she spat at me; She knew it was too late, she knew that I would betray Her and there was nothing that She could do to stop me.
I was going to save the girl destined to die, even if that meant I would lose my life in return.
I stepped back into the shadows - back into my realm - and continued to observe the girl sitting on the stone bridge, her legs dangling over the edge.
A clock began to strike twelve.
The girl slipped off her coat and clambered unsteadily onto the side of the bridge.
I waited for the moment the girl jumped.
The moment I would save her and my life would be lost.
Forever.