Gamu+And+Irena

__**The Labyrinth**__

She was trapped in a labyrinth with no way of knowing which way to go. Everywhere she turned, she was met with corridors leading off to the dark and ominous unknown. The icyness of the air stung her eyes, making them water and blurring her vision. A sound.

Suddenly numbed by that sound which had cut open the thick silence that had previously been her only company,she found herself cemented on one spot.Did she want to hear it again as a reassurance that she was not alone or could it be a sound escaping from what could inevitably devour her?Again the sound."Who is it?" her voice trickled in the deafening silence.The sound louder and definite erupted from the labyrinth banging violently on her heart causing her to shatter with fear.

Yet, it wasn't a sound that was volumous or roaring, rather a sharp suddenness that caused her hair to stand on end. Then, silence. In the silence she could hear her own raspy breathing. It was a silence that chilled her bones to the marrow, sending a wave of goosebumps washing over her pale and clammy skin. Her gaze lit upon a door at the end of the corridor. As if pulled by some unearthly force, her feet moved her to walk towards it. The promise of something lurking behind those carved wooden panels froze her breath. A cobweb hanging from nowhere tried to strangle her as she reached for the door. Sputtering, she beat at the cobweb and pulled it away. It reluctantly released its grip on her. Her hand fell on the doorknob. It started to turn. Somewhere in the silent night a bell tolled. It was midnight. Music surrounded her, beautiful surreal music. "Lena." She spun around at the sound of the voice calling her name. Her eyes met with his. She let out a gasp. It was him.

"Run." That was what her mind told her body, but still she remained frozen as if suddenly her own body had sent out roots into the ground. It was him, that she was certain of. His eyes were and would always be the same; a dirty green that could with one steady gaze send anyone into a maze of intolerable confusion. Why was she not fleeing from him? Had he not already ripped out enough from her frail and whithered soul?"Lena." His voice echoed in her ears, stronger and even more alluring than before. It was a trap and she knew she could not let herself fall prey, no,not this time.

Standing mesmerized was not an option. She was pulled by her love for him as much as her hurt pushed her back. One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. How could he be real? Wasn't he supposed to be dead? The last time she had seen those eyes were when they were glassy and unseeing, within a pool of blood, part of a ravaged and gutted body. She looked down and a tear slid down her cheek as if in slow motion, hanging in anticipation at her chin before wobbling, and letting go of her skin to drop an eternity onto the ground."Little girl, why do you cry?" Without looking up, she whispered, "Because I don't know who you are." Silence. She raised her eyes. He was gone.

Desperately looking around and failing to locate him brought back the anger. He had done it again. Here she was searching for him and yet again he had made himself the enigmatic shadow leaving her empty with nothing but ruminating questions. Slowly her yearning for him was smeared by a rich layer of her growing loathe and detest. She would have done it herself. Yes she would have plunged the blade herself and not have left his body in a pool of blood but would have mutilated it beyond repair just as he had done to her soul. Touching on her face and feeling the wetness of her tears, she felt shame. He was gone and now she knew like never before that she would not allow him be a parasite eating at her emotions.

She ran. She just wanted to run away from all she was feeling, run away from her memories, run away from her life. She ran in the labyrinth blindly, not caring where she went, just running and running, through the dark musty corridors, running like a fox being hunted down by hounds.Almost out of breath she heard the sound.It was precise, cracking through all the mist of emtions and confusion. Turning around to face whoever had fired the gun she saw nothing but a quick shadow vanishing. Like ripples in an ocean, blood spread across her shaking body. Silence as she felt her soul begin to slowly liberate itself from her body."Lena," the labyrinth whispered. "Lenaaaa...." It was fascinating ! I really enjoyed reading it and it makes me want to read more about it. Usage of figures of speech were very creative and were expressed imaginatively. I like the way how the you both made the main character in the story to come alive. However, there were some errors in the spelling such as the word 'iciness' not 'icyness' and the 'volumnimous' and not 'volumous'. Apart from that.you both are brilliant writers.**
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