11. Sweet Silence
Sweet Silence
The sweet night embraced the house. It caressed the door and windows, probing for entry, kept at bay only by the few lights lit inside. It surrounded the house with mystery and the unknown. It waited to bring dream to those asleep inside.
Night is patient. It will wait a thousand years to touch one soul and a thousand more to release them. It doesn’t want your fear. It doesn’t need your fear. It is above everyone and everything. Inevitable, like the day.
So it caressed the house where children slept and their mother soon would. Waiting. Waiting for that last light to be turned out and the darkness to be as totally as possible in a world of humans.
Callie looked out the window at the still night and sighed.
“I should probably be going,” she said to her sister.
Melanie nodded, “Probably.”
Neither of them moved. They sat there, in the lounge room, listening to the house as it slept. Each lost and wandering in their own thoughts.
“Do you want me to look after the kids over the weekend?” Callie asked.
“That’d be wonderful, Cal,” Melanie said.
“It’ll give you and Craig a chance to—“
“Yes, it will.”
The two of them chuckled quietly. They kept their voices low almost without thinking about it. Neither of them wanted to wake the children.
“What about you, Cal?”
“What about me?”
“Got your eye on anyone?”
“Yes, I routinely pull my eye ball out of my head and stick it to people.”
“Ha, ha,” Melanie rolled her eyes at her sister.
“It tends to gross them out but I just can’t help myself.”
“You know what I meant.”
“Of course I know what you meant. I’m not stupid.”
“So…?”
“So what?”
“Callie!”
Callie grinned at her sister, “Not especially. Besides, relationships just seem to complicate things. A friend of mine got gutted a few months ago.”
“Who?”
“Ben. He writes for the paper.”
“What happened?”
“It turned out the girl he was seeing was going to the city once a week to sleep with guys she met on the net.”
“That’s awful!”
Callie nodded, “Yeah, and Ben was just getting ready to ask her to marry him.”
“Oh, the poor guy.”
“Yeah, he’s only just started to get over her. Unfortunately she’s just come back to town.”
“Bitch,” Melanie spat.
“Yeah.”
“What’s her name?”
“You know her. Rachael.”
“Not Rachael who used to live with you?”
“Yep.”
“Bitch!”
Callie shook her head and smiled at her sister, “You just want to swear ‘cause you can’t in front of your kids.”
Melanie looked at her sister with a perfectly straight face, “Yes, every night when they’re in bed I go into my room and whisper profanities into my pillow.”
“Yeah, that’s a really great story, Mel.”
“Thank you. I pride myself on my storytelling ability.”
They laughed and Callie looked at her watch.
“Crikey, I’d better go. I’ve gotta be up at 6:30.”
“Rather you than me.”
“Gee, thanks, Mel,” Callie said as she stood up.
“No probs, Cal.”
The sisters hugged and Melanie walked Callie to the door.
“Catch you later.”
“Bye, Cal.”
Callie slipped out into the cold night. She shivered as she walked to her car. Winter was not one of her favourite seasons. Her fingers were numb as she turned the key and the car roared to life.
The headlights of her car cut through the darkness that surrounded Melanie’s house. But night heals quickly. With in moments of Callie’s leaving night had once again enveloped the house. It slowly made its way inside as one by one the lights inside went out and the house was claimed by the night.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: If there are any characters you want to hear more about please let me know. But don't ask me to write about that creepy guy who's watching everyone cos I don't know what I'm gonna do with him yet.]
The sweet night embraced the house. It caressed the door and windows, probing for entry, kept at bay only by the few lights lit inside. It surrounded the house with mystery and the unknown. It waited to bring dream to those asleep inside.
Night is patient. It will wait a thousand years to touch one soul and a thousand more to release them. It doesn’t want your fear. It doesn’t need your fear. It is above everyone and everything. Inevitable, like the day.
So it caressed the house where children slept and their mother soon would. Waiting. Waiting for that last light to be turned out and the darkness to be as totally as possible in a world of humans.
Callie looked out the window at the still night and sighed.
“I should probably be going,” she said to her sister.
Melanie nodded, “Probably.”
Neither of them moved. They sat there, in the lounge room, listening to the house as it slept. Each lost and wandering in their own thoughts.
“Do you want me to look after the kids over the weekend?” Callie asked.
“That’d be wonderful, Cal,” Melanie said.
“It’ll give you and Craig a chance to—“
“Yes, it will.”
The two of them chuckled quietly. They kept their voices low almost without thinking about it. Neither of them wanted to wake the children.
“What about you, Cal?”
“What about me?”
“Got your eye on anyone?”
“Yes, I routinely pull my eye ball out of my head and stick it to people.”
“Ha, ha,” Melanie rolled her eyes at her sister.
“It tends to gross them out but I just can’t help myself.”
“You know what I meant.”
“Of course I know what you meant. I’m not stupid.”
“So…?”
“So what?”
“Callie!”
Callie grinned at her sister, “Not especially. Besides, relationships just seem to complicate things. A friend of mine got gutted a few months ago.”
“Who?”
“Ben. He writes for the paper.”
“What happened?”
“It turned out the girl he was seeing was going to the city once a week to sleep with guys she met on the net.”
“That’s awful!”
Callie nodded, “Yeah, and Ben was just getting ready to ask her to marry him.”
“Oh, the poor guy.”
“Yeah, he’s only just started to get over her. Unfortunately she’s just come back to town.”
“Bitch,” Melanie spat.
“Yeah.”
“What’s her name?”
“You know her. Rachael.”
“Not Rachael who used to live with you?”
“Yep.”
“Bitch!”
Callie shook her head and smiled at her sister, “You just want to swear ‘cause you can’t in front of your kids.”
Melanie looked at her sister with a perfectly straight face, “Yes, every night when they’re in bed I go into my room and whisper profanities into my pillow.”
“Yeah, that’s a really great story, Mel.”
“Thank you. I pride myself on my storytelling ability.”
They laughed and Callie looked at her watch.
“Crikey, I’d better go. I’ve gotta be up at 6:30.”
“Rather you than me.”
“Gee, thanks, Mel,” Callie said as she stood up.
“No probs, Cal.”
The sisters hugged and Melanie walked Callie to the door.
“Catch you later.”
“Bye, Cal.”
Callie slipped out into the cold night. She shivered as she walked to her car. Winter was not one of her favourite seasons. Her fingers were numb as she turned the key and the car roared to life.
The headlights of her car cut through the darkness that surrounded Melanie’s house. But night heals quickly. With in moments of Callie’s leaving night had once again enveloped the house. It slowly made its way inside as one by one the lights inside went out and the house was claimed by the night.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: If there are any characters you want to hear more about please let me know. But don't ask me to write about that creepy guy who's watching everyone cos I don't know what I'm gonna do with him yet.]
posted by Supermarez at 10:44 am
2 Comments:
Hey,
I like Cal cause she was kinda the first character introduced so I still feel attatched to her in a way. I'd also like to hear more about Ben and Rachael cause the history there gives the whole story some reality, and the guy she's with now...he seems creepy...
Anyways, I didn't come here all week then had a few posts to read which was really fun =p Keep up the great writing!
Nick
yeah, i agree with nick, i like callie too. also ben must be very down at the moment so he probably needs lots of attention. i liked the conversation with the three teenage girls and I hope Mr Anderson is in it more too! keep up the great work marez! I'm loving it. :)
Zoe
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