No one else knew. No one else could ever know. His secret. His past.
Only he knew.
From the darkness he watched the world from afar. A forgotten little boy, a child with a secret. The grown man had forgotten that day so long ago, he had forgotten the terror of consequence. He had forgotten what the little boy had done.
No longer would she ever laugh.
The day the little boy stopped being a little boy.
Never again would she run over the logs and rocks of the forest ground.
Never smile, never cry.
Never run from danger.
The grown man did no longer remember, but the little boy could never forget. Trapped in his prison of fear and sorrow he clung to the memory of himself. Every once in a while he laughed. An evil giggle even the grown man could hear, that made his blood freeze to ice.
He knew the little boy was there. He had always known. He had always known that some day the little boy would be back.
https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3273056/1/Guilt
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thinking-about-kids/201205/psychopaths-children-and-evil
Interesting!
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Always, the Nastiness Within. It never leaves us.
Well constructed, Sir.
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Thank you. We can’t get rid of our past, however hard we try.
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Great description of a dark secret! Kudos!
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Yeah
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It sure is
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Thanks. Dark secrets can be hard to carry.
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Deeply thought provoking
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my thoughts exactly.
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Thank you, both of you. That’s what I want to hear.
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Nice
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Thank you 🙂
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I’m currently reading The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and your piece fits nicely with the experience. I imagine you’re evolving into a book my friend, perhaps, if you’ve not already, you might take a glance at his Science Fiction; working under the name, Iain M. Banks?
Fabulously creative.
Thank you. AF א
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Thank you! I’ll be sure to check him out, sounds like my kind of author. The title is awesome.
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Gaaaaagh! The grown man couldn’t remember and the little boy couldn’t forget…. This totally creeps me out and makes me feel sad all at the same time.
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It is a sad story indeed. Happy you’re here, Jac 🙂
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It’s….so sad
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Amazing…
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Thank you 🙂
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Chilling.
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Thank you 😉
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This reads like the start of a Stephen King novel. 🙂
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Really? I’ll take that as a compliment 🙂 Any in particular?
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No, in my mind, I just thought that if Stephen King ever wrote a novel about a psychopath (say the nutjob who was involved in the Las Vegas Massacre), he might start a novel about such an individual in this intriguing fashion.
About a little boy in the dark who had always known…
As a friend and fellow blogger remarked about the Las Vegas shooter, “His dark heart was an unholy place…”
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Wow, this is ultra dark. I love it!
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Thanks a lot! You’ve come to the right place 😉 Feel free to look around.
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Nice One
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Thank you
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Deep and dark. The past always lingers, no matter what we do — it is always there. For some people, it haunts them. Deep!
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Thank you! I guess the grown man in this story could use some therapy to sort things out…
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The painting evokes just the right feelings. Well done.
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Thank you.
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Harrowing. The long hand of the darkness is always catching us from behind.
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Every deed we carry with us 😉
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Beautifully written. You are an inspiration. 💜 I’ll be visiting this blog more often. Don’t be surprised when you see more comments from me than usual.
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Thanks! Please stop by whenever you want 🙂
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Such an amazing take on one’s darkest secrets & the guilty mind. This is great!
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Thanks a lot! There might come a sequel, too 😉
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I’ll be looking out for it!!
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