MuseWrite Writing Challenge 2013
Jan. 1st, 2013 06:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sidhe_faerieI'm going to give this a try.
| 001. | Fast | 002. | Slow | 003. | Drink | 004. | Dark | 005. | Light |
| 006. | Sleep | 007. | Awake | 008. | Scent | 009. | Glass | 010. | Reflection |
| 011. | Food | 012. | Cold | 013. | Hot | 014. | Now | 015. | Never |
| 016. | Fear | 017. | Laughter | 018. | Naked | 019. | Shop | 020. | Music |
| 021. | Alone | 022. | Crowded | 023. | New | 024. | Old | 025. | Game |
| 026. | Run | 027. | Stay | 028. | Try | 029. | Want | 030. | Sold |
| 031. | Bruise | 032. | Technology | 033. | Connection | 034. | Pain | 035. | Celebrate |
| 036. | Discover | 037. | Gold | 038. | Silver | 039. | Slip | 040. | Luck |
| 041. | Cage | 042. | Scars | 043. | Last | 044. | Holiday | 045. | Strong |
| 046. | Water | 047. | Love | 048. | Beauty | 049. | Air | 050. | Normal |
| 051. | Death | 052. | Lost | 053. | Found | 054. | Animal | 055. | Smile |
| 056. | Learn | 057. | Work | 058. | Dream | 059. | Hunt | 060. | Fire |
| 061. | Cook | 062. | Wait | 063. | Fight | 064. | Reconcile | 065. | Paint |
| 066. | Money | 067. | Desire | 068. | Wooden | 069. | Kiss | 070. | Power |
| 071. | Phone | 072. | Time | 073. | Sight | 074. | Color | 075. | Stage |
| 076. | Apology | 077. | Help | 078. | Radio | 079. | Allergy | 080. | Photos |
| 081. | Family | 082. | Friends | 083. | Peace | 084. | War | 085. | Parent |
| 086. | Junk | 087. | Hobby | 088. | Art | 089. | Sex | 090. | Jewelry |
| 091. | Trap | 092. | Sun | 093. | Moon | 094. | Rain | 095. | Travel |
| 096. | Writer's Choice | 097. | Writer's Choice | 098. | Writer's Choice | 099. | Writer's Choice | 100. | Writer's Choice |
1. Fast
on 2013-09-29 10:15 am (UTC)It was supposed to be a simple meeting. It was just an introduction really. She never thought the witch would have an ulterior motive for agreeing to meet her.
As soon as she discovered the deceit she ran as fast as she could and didn’t stop until she was safe. She wasn’t even sure if she was followed but it didn’t matter. She was leaving as soon as she could grab her things.
There was always something else she could try to save herself.
2. Slow
on 2013-09-29 10:16 am (UTC)The train wound its way slowly through the county side. Any other time she would have enjoyed the colors and sights along the way.
This time the slow pace just made her more irritated. She pulled the shade down to shut it out.
She sat back and sighed. She was tired and she needed to sleep. As her eyelids fluttered closed, she slowly drifted off to sleep.
3. Drink
on 2013-09-29 10:17 am (UTC)She put the glass up to the light and watched the liquid play over the ice cubes. It was suddenly very fascinating.
She laughed without joy and took another sip. She could still remember the first sip of wine she took as well as the first time she had spirits.
That seemed even more far away as she took another sip. Soon she would not remember anything but fall blissfully into dreamless sleep.
4. Dark
on 2013-09-29 10:18 am (UTC)The dark suited her current mood. She had taken a chance and failed yet again. it seemed she was never going to find what she was searching for.
It wasn’t in the light, of that she was sure. She needed to shift her focus and start to search the dark places.
She was not afraid of the dark. It was her friend and constant companion. After all she was the dark.
5. Light
on 2013-09-29 10:20 am (UTC)That was when she was still innocent. Her soul was still light and unsullied by what had been done. She cared little for grownup things. They were no concern for her.
She was light as air and could be anything, do anything. She was filled with light until she was claimed by the darkness.
What she wouldn’t give for that now. Everything.
6. Sleep
on 2013-09-29 10:21 am (UTC)It wasn’t as if she ever had trouble sleeping before but lately it seemed to be worse.
The nights seemed to never end. Many of those nights she would lay awake and watch the minutes go by and wonder why she was still awake. The only reason that she could come up with was that she felt afraid as if sleep would take her somewhere dark she didn’t want to go.
7. Awake
on 2013-09-29 10:24 am (UTC)But it was better to stay awake and face them than to let the dreams of the dark shape them into something even more frightening.
So she stayed awake and tried to do whatever she could to be more than just herself. she became more than her dark past should allow.
Awake time held possibilities that she needed to explore. There were avenues to travel to new possibilities she was just dying to walk.
8. Scent
on 2013-09-29 10:45 am (UTC)She knocked on the door and the little gypsy woman opened the door. The scent of roses now mixed with candlewax and incense.
“I knew I would see you again.” The little gypsy woman said with a smirk.
She said nothing and entered the small cramped apartment. She was here for help not for pleasantries.
“Have a seat, Scarlet. I will answer your questions.”
She sat and waited.
9. Glass
on 2013-09-29 10:46 am (UTC)Red blood oozed from her finger. She looked at it with a morbid curiosity. Her blood was the one thing that proved she was still alive.
She dropped the piece of glass and watched as the blood started to run down her finger. Before she could wipe it away, the bleeding stopped.
The curse was there to keep her alive even when she didn’t want it.
10. Reflection
on 2013-09-29 10:48 am (UTC)There were no scars no wrinkles no marks of any kind. She was flawless but inside she was nothing but flaws.
The mirror only reflects the outward beauty it doesn’t reflect the inner darkness. She was sure she had plenty of that.
She stared at the reflection of the woman in the mirror and was curious about what she would look like on the inside
11. Food
on 2013-09-29 04:20 pm (UTC)There was a time when a well cooked meal was a pleasure now it meant nothing to her. It was just another plate of food.
She pushed the plate away and reached for the wine. She watched the light dance in the dark liquid before she took a sip.
She stood up and walked to the dark window. The darkness was the only thing she hungered for.
12. Cold
on 2013-09-29 04:22 pm (UTC)She should have realized it. The trees were a blaze of color but she never noticed.
She pulled her coat close to her and walked quickly. She had errands to run and the cold was not going to stop her from doing them.
She watched her breathe cloud in front of her. It reminded her of snow and her childhood for a moment. Those were happier times.
The universe read her thoughts, a snowflake floated by.
13. Hot
on 2013-09-29 04:23 pm (UTC)She sat on the fire escape waiting for a breeze that she knew was never coming. The light dress clung to her uncomfortably.
She let her mind wonder it the fires of hell were any hotter than that night. She doubted that they were much hotter.
She was about to give up when she saw a streak of lightning. The clap of thunder told her that relief was on the way. She stayed until the cooling rain fell.
14, Now
on 2013-09-30 02:52 am (UTC)Now she was a modern woman but once she was a lady of Court. Now she struggled to keep her hearth and home but once she had lived in a grand mansion.
Why was the past so cruel as to follow her into the heare and now?
She just wanted to live for the moment but it was impossible. If she couldn’t live in the now and dying was not an option, she was stuck in limbo.
15. Never
on 2013-09-30 02:53 am (UTC)She believed that if she kept searching she would find the release that she sought. To stop would mean that she would never die. She would continue in the immortal prison that was made for her by her parents.
They didn’t really know what they had done to her. They had sealed her fate to a never ending life because they were afraid of death. They sacrificed greatly for this prison of hers that she hated.
16. Fear
on 2013-09-30 02:54 am (UTC)The thing she feared the most was not dying but living. She was forced to deal with this fear daily having no escape available to her.
She fought it back with drink and distraction as best she could until she would lose consciousness or succumb to the fear itself. She was rarely able to keep it at bay for long. She could find no peace in it or from it.
17. Laughter
on 2013-09-30 02:55 am (UTC)Memories flooded her mind of the brother she had once played games with in the garden. He was dead. The curse had not been able to save him from that fate like it had for her over the years.
She could almost hear him in the street below. The sound of his laughter was the only good memory that she had of him. it was innocent and pure just like they had been as children.
18, Naked
on 2013-09-30 02:58 am (UTC)She glanced over at the naked man on the disheveled bed. If he only knew how old she really was it would sicken him.
She picked up her clothes and put them on. She slipped out without waking him. She had things to do and being naked was not one.
She would let him dream of the naked woman he had just had his way with in peace.
19. Shop
on 2013-09-30 02:59 am (UTC)She put the broach on the counter as he walked up.
She waited as he looped the paste and bronze piece. She knew he would be generous. He could recognize her desperation when she would come in.
Without saying a word, he opened the register and handed her a hundred dollar bill.
He smiled when she hesitated. It was worth far less.
She took it and left quickly.
20. Music
on 2013-09-30 03:00 am (UTC)Several times she had been to this same bar to listen to other music. They always seemed to have something different every week.
She loved music and it didn’t matter what kind. It was one of the few things that still interested her. Music changed it never stayed the same. She liked that.
The band started and she rode the wave of sound away from her cursed life and assorted troubles. Highs and lows were controlled by the beat.
21. Alone
on 2013-09-30 03:02 am (UTC)She lifted the curtain and looked out the window. The dirty narrow street was quiet. It was 2 am after all. She let the curtain fall back. There was no sense dwelling on it.
She stood still listening to everything and nothing. It was a habit of hers. It gave her peace. That was the lie she told herself to make it bearable.
Somehow this night it wasn’t helping. Tonight it was just making her unsettled. She looked around and sighed.
“I’m alone.”
22. Crowded
on 2013-10-13 10:26 am (UTC)By the time she was finished, she was breathless and anxious. It wasn’t so much a fear of crowds but the closeness of bodies that upset her.
She moved out of the crowed market place to a quiet alleyway to catch her breath and make sure she had everything. She always forgot something when she was in a too crowed marketplace. Today she did not forget anything.
23. New
on 2013-11-01 05:59 pm (UTC)She looked out the window and hoped this would be a fresh start in her quest. She had heard rumors but she had heard rumors before. The only new part of them was the word witch.
She needed a new perspective on her old problem. Everything needed to change and so did her approach. She wanted a new approach.
24. Old
on 2013-11-01 06:01 pm (UTC)She looked at the crest on the ring in her hand. It was her mother’s ring. She was given the ring when she turned sixteen. He father thought she was old enough to have it.
She slipped it on her hand and took the rest of the contents and shoved them in her bag.
There were some old things she just refused to give up.
25. Game
on 2013-11-01 06:02 pm (UTC)She wanted it to stop but there were people in high places looking for her now. They were dangerous people who could do horrible things.
There were times when she thought she should just let them catch her and do their worst. At least it would end, her torment of immortality.
She would only entertain that thought for a second and then realize that she needed to find her own way and make peace with her life.