Invincible

(Accidentally deleted the other one..)

I know the water isn’t red. I know the lake is a brilliant turquoise color. But in my eyes, it was red. Not just red. It seems to me a deep crimson, or maybe it is scarlet. The blood that coated my skin trickled into the pure water, tainting it with the evil of what I had done. I laughed, finding pleasure in the memories of screams and cries, then the silence that followed. My laughter was soft, softer than normal. I let my mind wander over the last few days, and the laughter, which started as an innocent little giggling type of laugh, turned to a wild and insane cackle.

            I stopped laughing, walking up the lake’s beach toward the rocky outcrop that stood a little to my right. I left bloody footprints on the off white sand with each step, small amounts of crimson tainted water pooling behind me as I walked. I climbed from rock to rock, at last reaching the top. I stared down at the water, the bloody water that seemed to plummet further and further down the longer I waited, the abysmal depth growing more and more. It seemed that if I were to jump, it would take ages to hit the water.

            “Nothing can hurt me,” I told myself. And then I jumped. ‘Invincible. The others tried to hurt you and they failed. You can’t be hurt. You are invincible.’ I hit the water hard, the force of the impact pushing me down further into the water. Beneath the surface, I opened my eyes and looked at my hands and arms, the blood lifting off of me and disappearing, the water before me turning from red to blue. With a few powerful kicks, I surfaced and swam to the shore. “Invincible.” I said it again, over and over. “I am invincible.” Reaching the sandy shore, I made my way out of the water and picked up my knife from the gritty sand. “Invincible,” I said, wanting to hear it one more time.

Author's Note

Sorry, I deleted my old one by accident..

Reviews

[Alex Vidmar]

Amazing Kit-Kat. Love it!

[AK]

Brilliant piece! I loved your plot! The imagery created by your words is amazing! Keep writing!