The Voice from the DarkA Chapter by Scott KimakWill a little boy's decisions bring the demon out?“Look
what you did,” the voice whispered into the young boy’s mind as he absorbed the
gruesome scene in front of him. “Don’t
turn your eyes away. Take a long look at
what you did. Do you see the trail of
blood? Follow it. Look at her intestines spread out across the
ground. Look at her arms and legs
stretched away from her body. Now look
at the man, or what’s left of him. Look
at his head lying over there on the ground.
Look at his eyes. He’s staring at
you. He knows what you did. They were always so nice to you. How could you do this to them?” “No!”
the young boy screamed as the tears slithered past the red freckles on his
cheeks. The recollections of what
happened the day before needled their way to the back of his brain, as he stood
there alone in the dust. He had to tell
the demons which families in his village still believed in God. It was the only way he could protect his
mother. If he hadn’t told them then they
would have taken her away to the slave camp.
He had already lost his father.
He couldn’t lose his mother too.
He didn’t want them to die, but he didn’t want to be alone either. Is it such a horrible thing to want to be
with your mother? It’s not like he was
the one that actually killed them. “I
had to do it! It was the only way I
could save her!” “So
you think you had no other choice?” the voice asked. “No!
It was the only thing I could do. I
couldn’t let them take her. I saved her!” After
a brief pause the voice quietly whispered, “Maybe you’re right.” With
great relief the boy wiped the tears from his face and said, “Yes, I am right.” “Of
course you are. What else could you have
done? You didn’t have any control. It was your only option to stop them from
taking her.” Enthusiastically,
the boy nodded as he heard the words echo in his mind. “Some
might say that what you did took great courage,” the voice whispered. “Courage?”
the boy quietly asked. “Yes,
I think you are very brave.” “Thank
you.” “As
a matter of fact, I think you’re the bravest boy I ever met. You weren’t afraid to tell them the truth,
and that’s exactly what you did. You
told the truth. Why should you protect
that dumb little girl and her belief in a false God? If this so called God does exist then why
didn’t he save them? If he does exist
then it was his fault they died, not yours.” “You’re
right,” the boy excitedly responded. “Of
course I’m right,” the voice exclaimed.
“There is much that you can learn from me. I can help you, but I won’t give my advice
freely. If you want my help then there
is a price to pay.” With
reluctance in his voice the boy asked, “How much will it cost me?” “Don’t
look so glum. Has anything in this life
been given to you for free?” “No.” “Then
why would I give you my help for free?” “I
guess you’re right. What do you want?” The
voice answered, “All I ask is you’re obedience.
Is that so much to ask?” “No,
I guess not. I can do that. What do you want me to do?” The
voice responded with a knowing smile, “For now, all I want you to do is listen
and learn.” And the young boy did what he was told… © 2019 Scott Kimak |
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1 Review Added on October 24, 2019 Last Updated on October 24, 2019 Tags: fantasy, horror, sciencefiction AuthorScott KimakHarlingen, TXAboutScott Kimak is a writer, history teacher, and Kung Fu master. more..Writing
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