The Guardian...

She hates me! But why? I didn't do anything wrong? I'm tired of her fighting me. Beating me mercilessly, relentlessly! Today I'm playing by my self. I'm going to the forest. I want to be alone. The trees and the birds are my friends. There I will be safe. I have my books, I'm going to read until I get tired. Maybe I'll take a nap.

I found a tree to sit under. Nestling my back against the trunk. I opened a book and started to read. A flickering sound stirred like birds flapping its wings. My eyes narrowed. I saw something in the woods but I'm not sure what. I laid my book down. I moved in for a closer look. 

The hairs on the back of my neck started to stand. Oh my God! What's that? Who's that? It's a girl and she has wings! I gasped. Covering my mouth with my hand. She looked up when she saw me. She raised her hand. "Don't come any closer. Stay right there."

OMG. She speaks! I nodded my head. My mouth was agape. My eyes blared. OK!

"I'm your guardian angel. I come here to pray for you."

My heart leaped. I wanted to cry. Wow! So it's true. It's really, really true! You do exist! You do pray for me? The corners of my mouth turned up in a bow. I was relieved. Now I have somebody. And I don't have to worry about being a lone.

She nodded. "Remember." she warned "Stay there and watch me. You can't touch me as I must ascend to the Father."

OK. I said. I'll stay back. I can watch you from here.

She closed her eyes and bowed her head with her hands clasped firmly together. Her mouth moved silently. But I don't know what she said. I sat down at a tree as my legs grew tired. Leaning my head against its trunk. I watched her for a long time until my lids grew heavy. 

When I awoke. She was gone. Looking around anxiously. I swallowed hard and rubbed my eyes. Did I just see what I thought I saw? I'm sure I did. Wiping dried leaves from my pants I stood. I was tempted to walk to the clearing at which she stood but I resisted the urge. Maybe that spot was sacred. I didn't want to taint it or anything so I kept my distance. 

Walking back to my original spot. I picked up my books and headed back to the house. I didn't tell anybody what happened that day. It was my little secret and my secret alone. Whenever I felt alone or scared, I would always go back to that clearing in the woods.



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Panic Attack...

I awoke in a panic! I sat up. My heart was beating so fast, I thought I was having a heart attack. A heart attack? No wait! That can't be! I'm too young to have a heart attack. I laid my hand across my chest. I could feel my heart vibrating against my rib cage. 

Pushing the covers off my legs, I sat on the side of the bed. But wait. Something else is happening. I feel very weird; strange. 

OH GOD AM I DEAD??

I think I'm getting ready to die. Or have I crossed over already? I moved my arm. Something is pulling my spirit out of my body. 

GOD PLEASE HELP ME!!

My body isn't working anymore. My soul won't stay inside. It's seeping out! I can tell. I look around the room, everything looks strange. It looks like its in a different dimension than me. But everything is just like I left it. 

I walked to the bathroom. Try to do something normal my mind said. Then you will be able to tell if you are dying or not. I peed. (Sorry if that's too much info, but its true)!! LOL

Ok so that feels normal. Is my soul still trying to escape my body. Um..maybe now not as much. But I still feel weird and off. I still feel like I'm in another dimension. My beating heart has eased a little bit. I'm really scared. I'm going to ask my dad to pray for me. 

I walked to his room, lightly touching him on the shoulder. "What?" he asked.
Dad I feel weird will you pray for me? I feel like my soul is leaving my body.
"Go back to your room and ask God to lift the spirit that's tormenting you!"

I walked back to my room with my head hung low. Will God hear me if I ask him? I thought my dad's prayers were much stronger than mine. Turning the corner to my room I got on my knees and kneeled to pray.

'Dear God, 
Please make this strange entity leave me alone. I am afraid!
Amen

Was that good enough? Did God hear me. Will he send my guardian angels to watch over me? I hope he does..



xoxo~

The Monster... Based on a True Story

Robbie wiped his sleep deprived eyes and looked around. All was quiet in the house, save his younger brother Jimmy who just could not stop coughing. Pushing the covers off his legs, Robbie swung his feet to the floor and walked to Jimmy's room. Jimmy was fast asleep with his head hanging off the pillow. Robbie grabbed him by the shoulders and pushed his head up. 

"If he can keep his head elevated he'll stop coughing so much and I can get some sleep." he thought. Rounding the corner back to his room he looked down the long black hallway. The Castleberry's house really gave him the creeps but hey he and Jimmy had no where else to go and the Castleberry's were kind enough to let him and his little brother stay with them. 

Pulling the covers up to his neck, he nestled his face in his pillow trying to get some shut eye. A strange grumble echoed at the window. He didn't move. These old houses were weird anyway; full of creaks and squeaks; besides he was tired. He continued to lay there forcing his thoughts to settle. The grumble resounded again. This time it sounded like two distinct growls that were having a conversation with each other; but the language was foreign. 

Robbie opened his eyes and stared at the wall, careful not to move. He wanted to be sure he was hearing what he thought he was hearing. The grumbling noise between the two entities whispered again. Robbie lifted his head up from his pillow. Now he was really getting scared. Was there a monster outside of his window??

The following short story is based on actual events names and location have been changed to protect the parties involved.Copyright (c) 2014 by Tammie Taylor
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Rainy (The Shadowy Figure)

The moon peeped from behind a cloud casting a silvery trail on the surface of the water. Through parted lids, Tara gazed at the shimmering path. In the distance, a dark silhouetted figure walked on the water. A light breeze stirred and the moon recoiled behind the cloud again. Tara wiped her eyes. Everything still looked blurry. The ocean waves stirred against the rock coupled with the soft jingle of jewelry. The breeze stirred again. The moon reappeared bringing with it the same silvery glow that sparkled against the surface of the water.

The shadowy figure was closer now...


Excerpt from Rainy: Chapter 1

Bram Stoker's Dracula...

What can I say about this film? 
I absolutely loved it!! I remember when it first came out. I sat in the theater staring at the huge screen. My eyes filled with tears.

Why? 

Because I related to Dracula. I related to his anger, his rage and his call to the dark side. He was angry and he was angry with God because he believed God betrayed him. I wept for him then and later as I grew older; I wept for myself... 



What a horrible feeling it is; to believe that you have been forsaken by God. Left, abandoned, deserted. Where do you go when you feel this way? Who can you turn to?

I find it difficult to explain why I felt bad for Dracula then. It was almost as if I were watching a prophecy of what was yet to come in my own life.

Nevertheless, the film was great. Unlike my experience with 'Interview with the Vampire' where I sat in the theater and ogled Brad Pitt for an hour and a half; this story really sucked me in with no eye candy.

Now that is not to say that Gary Oldman is unattractive, but I do want to point out the fact that I saw him for who he was, minus the fluff. I felt his pain, I experienced his agony. Dracula had a real story to tell and it was one that I related to.

I loved Winona as Mina. I've always like her as an actress anyway. She was perfect for this part. Her innocence, her curiosity and her passion for her dark prince. It was amazing. They had crazy chemistry. They were very enjoyable to watch. 



Now this is the part that I really loved...

Renfield! 

Renfield was crazy! Insane! Brilliant! Observative! My favorite quote from him is...

Dr Jack Seward: Mr Renfield how are you feeling tonight?
Renfield: Far better than you my love sick doctor.



Guys, when Renfield said that I hollered. 

Ok so on to the next quote. This one is darker. But the dialogue grabbed me. 

Dracula: Do you think you can destroy me with your idols? I who served the cross. I who commanded nations hundreds of years before you were born?
Van Helsing: Your armies were defeated. You tortured and impaled thousands of people.
Dracula: I was betrayed. Look what your God has done to me!
Van Helsing: No! Your war with God is over. You must pay for your crimes!



Isn't he hideous?? But hey he blames God for reducing him to such a creature; living a tormented existence. Drifting on and on in eternal darkness unable to exist in the light.

Like I said. This film was profound and just made me think overall. ~~

The Girl and the Deer...

He doesn't have any friends and she doesn't have any friends; 
and so they sit together~

A Day In The Life Of Little Red Riding Hood...

This is how I feel on most days...

Like I'm always walking with the wolf. This huge inescapable wolf. So I've learned to walk with him and not run. If I ran it really wouldn't matter. He'd eventually catch up with me anyway. 

After all, he's a wolf. He has four legs and I only have two. 

The funny thing about the wolf is at least I'm not deceived. I know who he is. He use to dress like a sheep but then he grew tired and decided to be himself. 

Although I've discovered who he is, he still talks to me. Why?
I don't believe anything he says. Yet he still talks. Like everything is OK? LOL

That's ridiculous. Sometimes he talks and I just let him have the floor. Sometimes when I'm silent, he'll go away for a while. But then when I look up again, I see him leisurely strolling through the woods on his way back to me...

D@@n !! I'm so tired of him. I wish he'd disappear...