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The Shepherd – Part Four
March 14th 2023 I’m not a coward Mum, but I’ve got to do what’s right. That’s the only thing getting me through this. He says I’m a coward, but he’s wrong. I’m living in Hell, but I’m doing it for everyone back home, so that they can be safe. There are kids that need to…
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Flashback – Baby Teeth
Message Sent: 19:43 – 02/07/2024 Hi Mum. Today was a mess. We’ve been lost for hours. It was supposed to be a shortcut, but it has been the exact opposite. We’d been out hunting, at Dad’s request, but we found nothing. I didn’t even want to go, but Dad says that I’m growing up and…
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The Shepherd – Part Three
March 13th 2023 Mum, it hurts. I’m still working, because everyone says I’m fine, but I know that I’m not. I’ve been sick four times since I woke up, like a pregnant bird or something. I can’t keep anything down, and I can barely keep my eyes open. I’m exhausted, but everyone says I’m fine,…
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Flashback – Inevitable
I was too late to stop it. I don’t know what I could have done. They were always so drawn to destruction, but I had always felt like I had to try. I had overslept, awaking to a racket, crashing back to Earth and its dreadful reality with a hard thud. I tried to close…