PanErotica Drabble Challenge: Dead but Dreaming
Wednesday, October 13, 2010So it's time again already for PanErotica's annual Hallowe'en Drabble Challenge. The theme this year is "Dead but Dreaming" which is a hell of a tough theme but I have only myself to blame because I set it. Yes, I am slightly crazy...
I think my 'punch line' is pretty weak, but for what it's worth, here is my attempt at tackling the challenge:
No Peace for the Wicked
Because I believed the murder was justified, I wasn’t prepared for the guilt. It crept into my subconscious, needled me relentlessly. It devilled my dreams with scenes of such horrible violence that I woke sweating with terror, and brought me to the brink of madness.
Once I realised the only way to ever be rid of this useless guilt, I resolutely took it. I killed myself as I had killed him, with the same knife.
Peace, I thought.
But I have discovered that the dead are cursed to still dream, and in hell there is no wakening from the horrors.
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