Kate Laity is, in her words, "an all purpose writer" and she's a regular visitor here so I was delighted when she let us have her Cthulhu inspired story. The story originally appeared in Lovecraft's Weird Mysteries.
Check out Kate's website to learn more about her work and to enjoy her blog. In the meantime prepare yourself for the old gods in Wordgeryne
“Take my hand!” I begged, but Brigitte's wide eyes only stared back in mute terror. I inched further out the window, stepping gingerly onto the narrow ledge, trying to reach toward her hand. “Please!” There was an audible gulp, but no other response. She closed her eyes and lay her palms flat against the wall. Hope sprang up in my heart. Perhaps Brigitte had changed her mind. Her whole body suggested defeat, relinquishing. Give up this foolish plan, I urged silently, but aloud I repeated, “Please, take my hand.” Brigitte turned her head slowly and opened her eyes once more to meet my gaze. My tentative sense of hope disappeared at once, and I could hear an increase of fearful whispering in the crowd below.
“I didn't know,” my friend said softly, a single tear crawling down her cheek. “I didn't believe…it. I'm sorry.” And before I could begin to puzzle the meaning of her words, Brigitte pushed herself awa y from the wall, the ledge and—arms wide— fell into the air. I could not separate her scream from my own until the sickening smack of her body on the concrete below silenced her wail. The crowd, temporarily chased back by the imminent impact, bunched once more around her prone figure. I withdrew. "
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3 comments:
Thanks for sharing my work!
Thanks again for letting us use it! You rock!
Finally had a chance to sit down with this fantastic (or maybe I should say terrific - as in terror inspiring) little story - it's dark and brilliant!
-D
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