You don’t understand. I had to do this. I had to make this choice.
I know what it means to take the fire within me, to let it consume me. I know how much it burns when the flames rage through your veins. I know the agony when the blaze eats away at your iris, searing the color to a blazing orange. I know the sting of shedding tears made solely of a liquefied inferno.
This is the price I pay. This is the horror I endure because it’s what needs to be done. Because this is the only way to save you.
I know you don’t understand. I know you think I betrayed you and the hurt in your eyes is more painful than any physical pain I faced for this burden, but you have to trust me. This was my choice.
And I’m choosing to save you.
Inspired by artist WLOP’s ‘Mumei‘ from Deviantart.
Melanie Noell Bernard 
Bravo!! You should focus on short stories and submit them to anthologies, you’re good at this!
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What’s an anthology?
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A collection of themed short stories. So, for example, Tickety Boo Press is doing one with a Roswell theme. I recently put the word out in a blog post (I’m not affiliated with them). Others have told a chronological story in , but are still a collection of short stories in the same universe.
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That’s really thoughtful and powerful Melanie.
Hope you’re having a good Friday 🙂
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Thank you, Simon. Glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes I like to try and touch deep into my readers’ hearts. ^.^
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I think you did that today. ☺
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