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Weekly Contest #375
Warm sodium light. Darkness Warm sodium light. Darkness. The light and darkness moves like tides on an beach, pushing and pulling on each other outside of the side windows of a black Toyota. Icara's focus remains on the road ahead of her. Her grip on the steering wheel tightens as her eyes breezily gaze to her left and right before sharply shifting to the black road illuminated by the golden headlamp. The drive back to her house was nothing short of ordinary . Thirty minutes, no more, no less. Nine-forty-five is when she finally reached the ...
The lamp's color is off. My eyes gaze at the lamp for a brief moment. The glow softly lights up the room, casting only vague shadows around the edges, and yet my heart remains uneasy despite its simple beauty. My eyes scan the room with such a quiet fervor, quickly drifting back to the lamp. Still, unmoving as all objects should be. This should be a relief; all is well. And yet, a quiet fear claws at my heart, leaving deep wounds that bleed panic. Again. The color of the light is off. My head turns to the side wall, against it is my simp...
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