Paul Bell

Chains

 

The room was in darkness

Save for the solitary shard of light

Shining directly onto that point on the wall

The blood had dried in long back

If the room could speak

There would be screams

The chains still hung on the wall

Frozen in time

A timely reminder

To the events of that day

She touched them

Just to understand

Why

She expected the feel of cold metal

Instead, a strange heat surged through her body

Compelling her into the chains

Tightly binding her against the wall

Trapped, she waited

He was watching her

Listening as her heart pounded in fear

Just the beginning

She thought she was screaming

As the blood entered her mouth, slowly

Forcing her eyes to scream

Her mind now drowning in panic

As life began to fade

He watched her, fascinated as she entered the next phase

The journey into the afterlife

Just like the others

The room was in darkness

Save for the solitary shard of light

Shining directly onto that point on the wall.