Slateds are unable to commit acts of violence, yet I did Slateds are unable to remember any of their pasts, yet I do. Even though Wayne attacked me and all I did was defend myself. I’m not supposed to be able to hurt anyone. No matter what he is, or what he has done, does he deserve to lie there alone and in pain?īut if anyone finds out what I’ve done, I’m finished. Did I leave him suffering? Should I go back, see if I can help him. Is he dead? Is he dying? I shake, and not just from the cold. Memories can be parceled up, wrapped in fear and denial, and locked behind a wall. That will take longer to cleanse, but I remember how, now. Hold out my hands and arms, rub them again and again in the freezing rain, traces of scarlet long gone from my skin but I can’t stop. Makes trails harder to follow, and that is a good thing today.īut most of all, it washes blood from my skin, my clothes. It washes away tracks, obscures footprints. Holly and beech trees like those around me need it to live and grow.
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