Illuminated Revere

A story written by me!!!!!!

Nancy
"So…"grinned Jake as he shook his head forcefully, "We are going spent the whole week-end, camping. Just you and I" He alleged as he shoved his arm next to Nancy. "Hmmm-Hmmm…" replied Nancy, chewing the rest of her hamburger, mayonnaise dripping over her lips. Both of them were in Drake's car, Jake's elder bother. "You know…" added suddenly Jake, "Samara is going to be there, too?" he supposed. "Yes?" replied naively Nancy. "I can't wait to…"Then, she realized her mistake. Jake started to drive like a mad and they almost hit another car. Nancy shook in fear and yelled as Jake stopped his car and pulled Nancy's long black hair and slapping her. "You bitch!!!" He swore, "You are mine…only mine, you slut!" Nancy still shook in fear as Jake started the car again and continued his way. Nancy felt silent tears rolling over her cheeks.
When Nancy had met Jake, five years ago, he was so nice to her. However, Nancy realized that she was in love with Samara, a long time friend, and both had an affair. One day, Jake discovered them together and he had literally sent Nancy to the hospital. Nevertheless, Jake was forgiven by Nancy while Samara got fixed with William, a wealthy guy. Both girls lost sight. At that instance, Nancy realized that Jake was not mentally stable; he was an alcoholic and made Nancy's life a nightmare. However, Nancy was too scared of him to leave him…
"We're arrived at destination, my little baby girl!" Announced Jake as he parked his car next to William's car. They arrived at the camping area, near a forest. He quickly got down of the car and gave a quick smack on Nancy rosy cheeks. "I love you." he whispered as he walked towards his friends. Nancy was following him. William, Samara, Audra, Anne and Mitch were already there, and offered a beer to Jake. The latter starred at Nancy. "What the hell, girl!" He stammered. "Are you going to stare at my face? Go get the packs out of the car. Who do you thing will unpack our stuff, huh?" he said, abruptly. Nancy quickly obeyed him and walked towards the car. "Wait…" called Samara, following Nancy, "let me help you, hon' "
"I do not understand why you let yourself be dominated this way…"spoke Samara, as she helped Nancy unload the car. Nancy did not respond. Samara herself was a very attractive woman, with a slim figure. Generous breasts and fleshy lips and a nice ass. Her large hazel eyes contrasted with her curly brown hair. She was so pretty that she appeared to be fake. "Did you hear me?" she shouted. Nancy seemed to have a lot of difficulties in unloading the car; Samara came next to her and grabbed her by her arms. "Samara, please…"Pleaded Nancy. "Why do you keep lying to yourself?" questioned Samara. Nancy tried to free herself from her lover's grasp but she couldn't. Samara held Nancy firmly. Their foreheads were against each other, their lips almost touching, and they stared into each other's eyes. Slowly, Nancy felt Samara's warm lips against hers. Yes! This was a kiss. Not one of those pervert kiss that Nancy received from Jake only the times when he was drunk. This was a kiss of love, of passion. She pressed her lips vigorously against Samara's and let her hands slip over Samara's shirt. Suddenly, a violent sound made Nancy turn around. To her greatest fear, Jake was here. He had been just behind them. "You shall be punished fore this…"He warned her and he took another can of beer from the car and lit a fresh cigarette. Then, he went with William and was followed by Samara, who left Nancy without uttering a single word.
Nancy felt so hollow. Deep inside, she felt betrayed. She went into the tent and was crying when she hear a strange sound. It was Jake, she realized and he was completely drunk. "You little whore…" He swore, and he threw his body over Nancy. "You…Again...Samaraaaah…"He said between two hic-ups. He hit her and bit her lips until it started to bleed. He kicked her on her stomach. "Aaaarggg…" Gasped Nancy in pain. She quickly got out of the tent and ran as quickly as she could. She had to go. She did not know where she was going but she desired to go as far as she could from Jake. Still, she could still hear his voice, in her mind, like a haunting melody; "You belong to me…" Slowly, Nancy was being unknowingly swallowed in the night world.


When Nancy came back to her senses, she did not know where she was. She felt a sharp pain throughout her body. Her legs had been scratched deeply. She was lost, in the middle of a deep dark forest. "See…" Said the little voice inside Nancy's mind. "What shall I do?" pleaded Nancy. "Don't worry. Everything is going to be just fine." said the little voice.
Trying desesperatly to reassure herself, Nancy walked into the dark forest, not knowing where she was going. "It's your fault if we are lost…" Started the little voice, "You are such a loser. Look at you!!! How can you respect yourself? Jake always abuses you; Samara is married, but still, plays with your feelings. You're worthless and you don't worth living for. You're worthless!" Nancy could not make the voice shut up, because it only spoke the truth. Nancy felt a rush of dizziness taking over her. It was so dark all around her and she did not know where she was going. "Help me!" She yelled, although she knew nobody could hear her.

Samara was having a beer with Mitch and William when she noticed Jake walking toward them. "Oh…" Growled Jake, "My baby ran away… She…" and he felt down. He tried to get up and felt down again. "What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Asked Mitch. As an answer, Jake threw his heavy body over Samara. "Nancy is mine…" He screamed. "She is my baby, I love her. Don't ever try to steal my love again…"He cried out in an exasperated voice as he tried to strangle Samara. "Get off my wife, you ass-hole" Warned William as he freed his wife from Jake's grasp. "You are too drunk, man!" However, Jake had a knife in his pocket. He tied to stab William but was too drunk. He missed William and he accidentally stabbed himself in his penis. There was a ripping sound. "Ouch…" He gasped in pain and surprise as he fell down, "It hurts…" His blue jean was now staining with blood just between his legs. "I was afraid I would lose my Nancy…" He wept, tears flowing endlessly. "I just didn't want to lose my baby…" He gasped in terrible pain as he died.

Nancy, on her side, was very much frightened by all this. Strange sounds were coming from all around her. The wind was howling fiercely. The voice in her head had finally stopped, but she felt that something bad was occurring. She felt a cool breeze over her tanned skin. She did not know where she was going and she was completely disorientated. She was walking thought a bush when she heard a voice calling her from behind. It was Jake. "Oh…"She started. "You've found me..." Nancy thought Jake must have been following her. However, that thing couldn't be Jake. It looked like Jake, but had two bleeding holes instead of eyes and missed several fingers. Black flies had covered his body entirely. "Nancy…you belong to me…" The thing said. Nancy turned around and started to run without looking behind. She slipped and fell, and cut the palm of her hand deeply and blood oozed from it. She lost one of he shoes as she crossed a pond of mud. After running a whole minute
(A minute that seemed to have last for eternity, for Nancy)
Nancy stopped and turn around but here was no one. She realized how foolish she had been. Fear was now making her hallucinate. She stopped for a moment, gasping for air and trying to come back to her senses. "Calm yourself" said the little voice inside her head. "Now, hush!" You are only disoriented because of the darkness. Don't panic, my dear" Nancy laughed at herself as she continued her way. Suddenly, she realized that she was hearing the sound of water. Nancy realized that she was feeling thirsty. She followed the sound and found herself in front of a little source of water and soon, she found herself, gulping water like if she hadn't drunk for years, in order to quench a sudden thirst. However, she had the misfortune of seeing her reflection in the water. Her hair was covered with dead branches, twigs, leaves. Her face and hands were covered with scars and dried blood. Nancy looked in front of her and noticed a strange figure, starring at her.
"Samara…" Shrieked Nancy. "Yes," said Samara, "I have found you my sweet-face. And I'm never going to let you down ever again…" Nancy fell so happy. Samara had realized that she had been missing and found her, at last. But, as Nancy blinked, Samara had disappeared. "Oh no!!!" Gasped Nancy as she realized that she had been hallucinating once more… Nancy had not found her and she was still lost in the deep, damp forest. Besides of her, was the rest of an animal's lunch. A creature that once could have been a wolf while it was alive. It had its stomach wide open, its guts poking out of its chests and covered with crawling maggots and green flies. Green moss was growing over its smelly, rotting flesh. "Don't worry…" Said the little voice inside Nancy's head, "You are going to find your way soon." However, Nancy felt icy cold and hungry at the same time. Even thought she felt a sharp pain passing throughout her body, she managed to get up and continued walking into the deep, dark forest…
Nancy walked some minutes but she suddenly lost her balance and fell down. Nancy was too scared and too tired to move. She fell something smooth and warm on her face.
To her horror, she realized that it was an animal's shit on which her face had fallen into. She cried in silence, until she fell asleep and dreamt…
In her dream…
(From Nancy's personal point of view, she would rather call this a nightmare)
In her dream, she was in a strange world, invaded by a white shinning light. There were strange voices, coming out of nowhere and Nancy felt like the voices were coming right from her head and that it was going to explode at any time. Suddenly, a tall, slim and dark figure was approaching her. "Help me…" Pleaded Nancy. "Tell me..." replied the figure. So, Nancy began to tell. She told the figure how it all started with Jake, her story with Samara, the camping, the fight, and how she lost herself in the dark forest. "The answer is within you…" the figure said in a soothing voice. However, as he approached, Nancy saw its horrible face. Its flesh was rotting and falling off of its face. It had no lips and a large number of small, sharp, black stained teeth poked out its gum. It had several arms but with no hands. It had small, transparent tentacles at the end of each arm. Nancy thought that its hair were moving but realized that the 'thing' was bald, and what she had mistook for hair were in fact, thousands of buzzing black flies on it's head. Nancy shook in fear. Then, she realized that she was naked. "Remember…" Added the 'thing' in a croaky voice, "Only you can find your answers. The answer is within you…" It approached her and with its slimy tentacles, it grabbed her. Its tentacles poking inside her flesh. Blood spurted from her wrist…
Then, she woke up. She was still in the forest, and it was still dark around her. Only when she thought it was just a nightmare, she realized that her wrist was still bleeding, but not that much. Nancy growled in pain. Nancy shook in fear. She suddenly noticed that she had Jake's packet of cigs with her. She hastily looked for a lighter but to her dismay, it was gone. "Well." Said the little voice, "It has probably fallen out of your pocket when you fell into the mud!" The little voice said, sarcastically. "Yeah…I know…" Nancy replied sharply. "Yes!" thought Nancy as she closed her eyes briefly. It was only then, that she realized how much she hated her life. The little voice inside of her head was right. She was a loser. When she was small, she used to write stories and promised herself that, one day, she shall become a great writer. She failed. She failed in accomplishing her goals as she failed to lead a happy life. Only then, did she realize that she was living a lie. Suddenly, Nancy saw a tall woman bending towards her. Nancy flickered her eyes briefly but the human figure had not yet disappeared. "Mother…" Nancy gasped as she saw a golden haired woman, wearing a long pale blue dress. The woman took Nancy by the hand and the started to walk into the darkness of the forest. Nancy followed the woman without uttering a word. That woman looked exactly like her mother, but how could she have found her. The latter was no longer alive. Nancy walked until her own feet couldn't hold her no more. "Are you tired, honey?" The woman asked in a very sweet and heart warming tone. Nancy did not answer her question. She pressed herself against a tree and sat down, falling almost instantly asleep. The woman bent down and kissed Nancy on her forehead. "Tomorrow…" She whispered. But Nancy was so tired that she had fallen asleep. As suddenly as she had appeared, the woman faded away, leaving a white shining aura around the sleeping Nancy.

Nancy woke up, abruptly, and realized that it already was morning. During the day, the forest appeared less frightening. She got up and started to walk and noticed a small path. She did not remember how she got in front of this path, neither that a strange woman had shown her the way. She fell dizzy, like if she had been drinking all night. Her mouth was sore and dry. She walked on the path and finally saw a small wooden chalet. A big black dog barked furiously at her. She managed to get at the door and knocked. A woman, of about forty years old, opened the door and was horrified by Nancy's appearance. However, after Nancy told her story, she agreed to let her in. "Would you like a cup of tea or some coffee" the woman asked, politely. Nancy agreed on the coffee and drank it in one sip and ate a whole muffin. Then, the roar of an engine was heard and a man entered the house. The woman explained Nancy's situation to him. He took his truck and offered Nancy a lift to a near by hospital, where she could check if everything was fine and where she could call her friends. The man did not utter a single word during the trip and this made Nancy feel even more frustrated. Arrived at the hospital, she had a check-up and was told that she was alright and she hurried to a pay phone and called Jake, but the latter did not reply his phone. Nancy called Samara and told her the whole story. Samara was at the hospital after thirty minutes. Both girls yelled and kissed each other. Nancy looked for Jake but he was no where to be seen. Finally, William, who had accompanied Samara, told her what had happened during her disparition."It was an accident…" added softly Samara, "Too drunk was he to realize what he was doing." Nancy almost fainted. "Come with me…" Whispered Samara to Nancy as she took her friend to the ladies toilet. After having thrown some cold water over her face, Nancy pressed her head against Samara's shoulders. "Hush, now! Don't worry darling. Its o.k."
Suddenly, Nancy heard a voice. "You belong to me…" Nancy recognized the voice. It was his voice, playing like a haunted melody, announcing death. It was Jake's voice. Nancy's face darkened. "What's wrong?" demanded Samara, in a worried voice. Then, Nancy's face brightened again. "Nothing…"She murmured, "Everything is fine…"

Thanks Neerusha for reading.
Your story is fantastic with emotions, depth and what not!
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Welcome in Gather.
Best wishes and take care.
MANOJ

I always enjoy your work

Thanks Amy ... Thanks John for encouragements.

This has been a beauty. I immensely liked the lines like '..magical illumination itself is my fate', 'mystic arrow of my love comes from infinity'...

Thanks Vijay for appreciation.

I especially like the line, 'mystic arrow of my love comes from infinity...' The recipient of this poem must be pleased!

Thanks Barbary.

How beautiful! You write so wonderfully. Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

Thanks Marilyn for appreciations.

"Journey of life is continuing with fervor" - words to live by, Manoj!!

Thanks Michael.
Best wishes.

Thelinguistic shifts between exalted language and loving lyric and words of endearment come so fast they are dazzling....How you made "Mystic arrow of my love comes from infinity" and "oh my dear darling love, cutie" coexist so splendidly in this single verse is really the secret to this poem.

This circular enraptured meditation encompasses an infinite breath of magnified gratitude that is born from its source, Love, as engaged with in the one closest and most dear, so appreciated for the expanded awakening to everything soaring in the same abundant universe, your magical and generous heart.
Lovely poem.

Manoj, what a lovely utterance of warmth, beauty and rapture. The ending is brilliantly whimsical, and fits right into the poem like a glove.

Dear John, your appreciations make me elated ... thank you.

Dear Laura, Yes dear you are right. Thanks for appreciation.

Dear Ed... Thanks ... Isn't the end whimsical always?