Chapter 38: Lights Out

The world was fading for all in this estranged fictional world I have partially created. The rains continued to fall in tremendous amounts. The clouds weren’t giving up, the winds weren’t giving forth to weakness, nothing was stopping in the real world or the character’s own world. All was spiraling out of control in a swirl of lies and heart break. Some things will change and some things will stay constant and the same. The storm will end with disastrous catastrophic remnants of a greater stressed future.  

The skies got darker and Ashley stood in front of a sitting Madison as her eyes clouded over with anger.

Rain continuously fell as Spencer remained on the tiled kitchen floors crying her blue eyes out.

Branches scratched against windows as Arthur’s car screeched to a halt in front of his home.

The winds blew as the cold breeze slivered into Paula’s hair as she rode windows down into the darkness.

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Ashley crossed her arms as she angrily and curiously stood many feet away from Madison, whom was sitting on the all too familiar couch. All the while Ashley’s phone continued to ring upstairs in her room.

Ashley’s face never rid of its stone structure as she walked to sit on the complete opposite side of the couch getting as far away from Madison as she could.

“So why are you here?”

Madison looked over at Ashley who was staring down at her feet and sighed.

“I came to apologize.”

Ashley through gritted teeth but never looking up from her Nike covered feet said, “After almost a fucking year you come and apologize?”

“I know and it’s really stupid of me to do so and I know my apology means nothing to you at this point.”

“Damn right it doesn’t. You’re a little too late.”

“I know.” Madison nodded her head as she lowered her voice. “I know.”

They sat there letting the uncomfortable silence surround them. It clouded their brains, and froze their vocal cords, acting as a thick fog encircling them into the night. Talking ability was no longer available, thinking was no longer an option, and they just sat there not knowing what to say or do. The fog just continued to encompass their bodies bringing forth more and more silence and darkness as the time passed.