u/DakotaLightfoot

[2026] Dakota (me) [OC]

She walked down the road of forgotten wishes treading lightly with every stride stepping on dandelion fuzz and dried grass midges swarm her face, she bats them away her face straight and determined the country road was long the air dry and thick with crispy freshly cut grass the vibrant green starting to turn yellow with the relentless beating sun. Anabelle leaned over picking a dandelion blowing hard as she closed her eyes and made her wish her wish was to be forgotten just like the road she walked alone. long whips of hair flowed in the vanishing breeze. she wanted to be forgotten but also remembered like an old folk tale that only comes up in question if you've had a bit to many in the tavern the type of tale the old crazed loner at the bar expels fumbeling over his words. she wanted to disappear into a dark stormy night. and be remembered as a light in the darkness. but this sun drenched day was her only way out. she came to a clearing up a head she clutched her bag tightly as she entered the shadows easing her skin from the firey sun. Annabelle crossed the wooden bridge the sun kissing her ever so slightly threw the canopy. she followed the white and black speckled butterflies until she was it. Train station the sign read over head the letter cracked and faded. she was finally there and she wasn't turning back. she could have sworn it was further down the winding path further towards the city, but there she was Annabelle took a seat uneased as there wasn't a sinner in sight her long flowing ivory dress clung to her beads of sweat settling on her brow. not a sinner she whispered to herself as she waited to board the train.... how long had shed been waiting hours days? the minutes slipped by as the clock stayed ideal yet she was calm unwavering from the task. it's so loud it's loud she repeated your whispering to yourself again so Loud so. loud. the voice whispered back. not now not here the next thing she new she was transferred to a hissing busseling station filled with life people clambering over eachother

I'm sitting in the pasasanger side of the car. It's cold I can see my breath, ice is starting to form on the Windshield,I'm parked outside a harshly lit petrol station.

The wind howls and roars while darkness sets in, lingering just beyond the beaming, fluresent lights that float overhead .

I am still, hands locked together, eyes fixed on the glowing headlights of the car. I watch the shadows on the wall in front of me, my stomach aches, pressure builds with every breath. I feel thunder and lighting, storms swirl inside me, thoughts racing, bounding back and forward , twisting and melding together untill they drop into my stomach like a thick black tar.

gradually I'm becoming more anxious as my stomach fills. I swipe the fog of thoughts away like flies, they buzz in my skull like bluebottles greedily festing, before they decided to imbed themselves into my flesh with the others. The petrol station lights being to flicker, a low hum with every blackout. Mm mmm mmmm click. The darkness feels heavier than usual.

I look down at my feet hearing a clunking noise, the cars engeine begins to cough as the light slowly dims out and the radio fizzs to silence. I'm left with only the sound of my breath and the bellowing winds breathing with me. I can feel the pressure building, it's really hard to breath now the air is thick, heavy! I breath deeply and slowly, I can feel the pressure building, I can't hold it..

I take a deep labourd breath, open my eyes and finally scream...

..after all this time, I finally scream.

Suddenly I cripple over in pain, my stomach twists and tears, agonizingly ripping open, into a gaping mouth, thick black tears stream from my eyes,as tar begins pouring from my face. The blackness oozes from my arms trickling down and landing in my cupped hands. It drips from my legs and spews from the gaping toothy smile in my stomach. I try to hold it, closing my eyes again mouth clinched. I can feel my stomach heaving more as I try to hold it in. I Cant.

I finally let the darkness envelope me

thick black smoke and tar rushes from everywhere filling the Truck. I cry and sit with my darkness. excepting every emotion, excepting every horrible thought, every doubt, every mistake. As I sit with each feeling, each fear my tears fade and panic subsides, the pouring black tar begins to slow to a small dip and my stomach tightens and knits together. I lift my head, opening my blackened tear stained eyes, I feel the Suns warmth. as soft beams of light break threw the darkness glinting and shimmering in the smoke. I turn to see my son in the back seat, my partner opens the drivers door and climbs in he's asks me are you okay my love? I smile and open my window, thick black smoke bellows from the car as we drive away. I thought to myself this is worth the agony of healing. Yeah..I'm okay now hunny. Love you. He replies I love you too.