Trust

I crouch cowering in the shadows of the barn. I should not be here, I was asked to stay away yet I could not.

The unnatural sound of bone snapping, sinew tearing, and skin stretching is a thing so foreign that it rends my soul to shreds. Yet for all the breath left in me, I can not turn away from this creature I see.

I should have respected his wishes and not intruded upon his privacy – one so warily guarded till this day. Trust is what I offered blindly for so long; now I see that my trust was both justly placed and unspeakably abused.

The depth of sorrow that emanates from eyes I have so often peered into is more than one should have to bear. I now know why he asked to own this anguish in solitude, I now know why he felt a need to protect me from the torture of his full nature; I now know the extent to which he wished to guard my innocence.

He suffers in pain; my heart weeps. I reach out to touch him, he begs me stay away with his gaze; so longing, so loving, so final.

Struck by a rising terror I’ve not felt before, my soul screams that he is no longer mine but belongs solely to the night. If only I had not violated our trust, we would have been as one forever.

Fully morphed, yet still I see him. He turns one final time – his eyes saying all his misshapen mouth is no longer capable of speaking. A blink; he is gone.

Rushing forward I see all that remains, rough hair twisted upon a nail while I listen to his baleful cry carried upon the night’s savage wind.

~ Nina D’Arcangela

About Nina D'Arcangela

Nina D’Arcangela is a quirky horror writer who likes to spin soul rending snippets of despair. She reads anything from splatter matter to dark matter. She's an UrbEx adventurer who suffers from unquenchable wanderlust. She loves to photograph abandoned places, bits of decay and old graveyards. Nina is co-owner of Sirens Call Publications, co-founder of the horror writer's group 'Pen of the Damned', and if that isn't enough, put a check mark in the box next to owner and resident nut-job of Dark Angel Photography.

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Lydia Prime says : July 5, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Great piece Nina!! 😍

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- Nina D'Arcangela says : July 5, 2018 at 2:51 pm
  Thank you, Lydia! 😀
  
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afstewart says : July 5, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Very poignant, I enjoyed it.

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- Nina D'Arcangela says : July 7, 2018 at 10:36 am
  Thank you, A.F. – I get a little waxy from time to time. 😀
  
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Lee Andrew Forman says : July 6, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Great piece! Love the imagery and connection between the characters!

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- Nina D'Arcangela says : July 7, 2018 at 10:38 am
  Thank you, Lee! It’s a bit more wordy than I like, but… I still like the piece. Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
  
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jonolsonauthor says : July 7, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Haunting, sad, dark and beautiful perfectly crafted into a wonderful story! Great job Nina!

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- Nina D'Arcangela says : July 7, 2018 at 1:47 pm
  Thank you, Jon! It’s a somber little monster tale. I’m glad you liked it! 😀
  
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jonolsonauthor says : July 7, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Reblogged this on Jon Olson and commented:
This week from Pen of the Damned comes TRUST by Nina D’Arcangela

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- Nina D'Arcangela says : July 7, 2018 at 1:47 pm
  Thank you, Jon! 🙂
  
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