Be careful what you wish for

Things may not always turn out as planed.

  The wind gently playing its woeful tone outside his window, Dean Crater listened and agreed. My life needs a change, he thought. But what change? What would make his humdrum life seem vivacious and fulfilled? Then suddenly the idea hit him like a ton of bricks; I should go for a drive! He thought. He rarely got to get around town and while he was driving he could find something to do. “Goodbye!” he called to his wife “I’ll be back soon!” Dean closed his house door with a snap and sprinted for his car. He passed places he didn’t even know was around! Fast food chains, malls, neighbors he didn’t even know he had………….

    Then he decided to stop at a nearby lake to take in the view. The place was alive with people from all over! The area itself seemed to be buzzing with excitement. Old friends were catching up, families out for a day together, or people simply just there to enjoy the beauty of the lake like him. Despite what he told his wife he stayed at the lake till well past dark, still trying to get his fill, when he heard a sound. Fait at first but growing louder, until finally he couldn’t take it, and went to investigate.

    All to quickly, there was a tremendous cry, then a pregnant silence. He was led to the back of a shed that was near the bathrooms at the lake, and what he found shocked him. It was a body. A human body! And from the looks of it is was lifeless. He took a step closer and saw a flash of paper near the dead man. Against his better judgment he bent down and read the paper. All the color drained from his face as he read: “I have upset my wife, and lost my job, my children hate me and I have no life. I have nothing to live for so I had no reason to live.” He threw the note in his pocket and rushed to his car scared and suddenly feeling very, very alone.

    “My god where have you been?!” his wife exclaimed the minute she saw her husband walk thought the door. “I was so worried! You could have been dead or killed!” at the mention of death Dean’s voice became cold and he snapped “I’m home now!” his wife flinched at the tone of his voice and tears stared to form in her blue eyes. Dean automatically softened. “I’m sorry……” he started but never got the chance to finish “GET OUT!” his wife screamed. And he rushed out the door, and into his car.  One look at the clock on his dashboard and he knew it was time for work already. I guess she was right and I did stay out to long Dean Thought. A feeling of remorse tugged at his heart at the thought of his wife but he pushed it back. Gotta get to work he thought Gotta get THROUGH work he corrected.

    He was terrible at work because he couldn’t stop thinking of his wife. “DEAN” his boss called. He shuffled himself into his bosses’ room. “Because of you my business is down! YOUR FIRED!” he yelled and kicked Dean Right out of the office and onto the street. I have no job now he thought he looked around Well I guess I can just walk around. As he was walking around he ran into his daughter and son at the coffee shop down the street. “Rose, Tristan!” he called. He couldn’t have been happier to see them. But his kids just looked at him as if they had never known him. “Tristan?” he said looking at his son hoping for a reaction. “We don’t want to talk to you!” he hissed breaking the silence. A shocked look crossed Dean’s tear-stained face. “We can’t believe what you did to mom!” Rose spoke up. He didn’t need to hear anymore and he had nothing to say. He slowly trudged his way out of the coffee shop. I have nothing he thought as he excited the shop. He went into his car and slowly drove to the lake.

                1 year later

A man looking for a little fun went to a lake one day and as the day turned to night he decided to go exploring. What he found shocked him. A body a dead body! With a piece of paper near it. He slowly bent down a picked it up “I have upset my wife and lost my job……………………..”

Author's Note

Please tell me what you think :)

Reviews

[Angelic Surrender]

creepy good. it's a great lesson too. I like it a lot. it's an endless circle...

[SpaceDeflector]

That was awesome. Reminded me of Goosebumps a little...It was creepy and cool.

[Super Ayye]

whoa its like a chain, its creepy but I like it :)

[AK]

That was very nice!

[Ice Girl]

I Loved it!

[Asb]

short...gripping...dark....an awesome theme....!
realistic work..... great job! :)

Asb