Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-24434606-20150529170905

Every now and then there is a man, he stands at the corner of a sidewalk, or mostly at a bus stop.



There is nothing about this man, it seems as if he’s always shadow, and always light.



Every now and then he stands and waits. Someone comes by, and then they walk together, as if good friends.



This someone goes missing every time.



There are no dead bodies, or even glimpses of these people before they go.



They walk with the man, go around the corner, and they’re gone.



I’ve taken pictures, yet I always delete them, thinking they are worthless.



Every now and then, I attempt to talk to the man, and I end up waking back up in my bed.



<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">Then eventually, one day, after an extreme day of work, I get off the bus, to find the man standing there.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I walk over to him, and he just stands there.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I say Hello, and he stays silent.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I start walking, and he starts walking.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I start running, and he grabs me.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“I’m not going to hurt you.” he says softly.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“I’m not going to kill you, or abuse you.” he continues.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“I just want to know your name.” he finishes.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I don’t know whether or not to give it to this strange and dark man, so I struggle to get away.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">But it doesn’t feel right, I don’t want to run away, I want to answer.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“Sarah” I whisper.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“Thats a nice name, Sarah, now.” he clears his throat.

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“Would you like to take a walk?” he asks me.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">I think about it long and hard, and I finally say.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“Yes.”

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">We walk around the corner, and I feel as though I’m in a dream, no pain, no nothing.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">The man has gone, and I can see colors, and all my family and friends and things that I love.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">And then I find myself in my bed again.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">A note is on the night table that reads.

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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“You were different, I think your the one to help me.”

<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:normal;font-family:Helvetica;">“Sincerely, The Man in Your Dreams..” <ac_metadata title="Let&#039;s Take a Walk." related_topics="Let&#039;s Meet in Heaven"> </ac_metadata>