Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wrist

Her wrists were so innocent. White, soft skin, like they were the day she was born. Veins of life seen through the surface, perfect and untouched. No tension, no hate, no devestation that would be obvious at the sight of the rest of her. But feeling around in the darkness, she picked up her wrist, and felt the inside of it with her fingertips. Her hands were cold and her arm was warm. The blade was cold, and the blood was warm. It slowly came in, and the sensitive skin over the veins reacted to the slightest touch. The skin was tight and unmoving as the blade stroked it, sinisterly toying at her fate: two inches down, two inches up, pausing at the base. After a while, this rubbed a sore spot. She clenched her hand, and unclenched it. The blade came down, pinching the first millimeter of skin it came in contact with. Then it pressed harder, leaving a whiteish-pale green mark that eventually melted into the pale pale rose pink that they use to describe kids' clothes in magazines. She was left undecided what to do with the knife.

6 comments:

Lola Bellybutton said...

um.. who's being emo around here? cuz that was incredibly realistic and scary...

Mountain Spirit said...

really!?!?! thank u!!!! :D i was trying 2 be really strong about something that wasn't me, like fitting into a character....

Lola Bellybutton said...

it terrified me.

Mountain Spirit said...

im sorry then... *winces* but im kind of not, cause that kind of a reaction was my goal, but if it upset you, im sorry.

Lola Bellybutton said...

no, see, that's why typing doesn't work. i say it terrified me in awe, as in, it was amazing (if terrifying) work.

Mountain Spirit said...

OHH thank u then!!! :D