A short horror story written to keep you reading and
wondering how it ends. It's a story of
love, horror and the ultimate test of faith in that love.
Writing a short story can be more difficult than you
think because you have to tell a compelling story, limit any excursions or deep
details, and yet propel the characters forward to a speedy ending that the
reader will remember and enjoy.
Some authors have an ability to do just that, and do
it well. Gemma is one of them. I am not much of a reader for horror stories,
but the reviews I read before purchasing this book lead me unable to resist
reading it. The other reviewers were
right, it was a very well done short story that I will remember for some time,
and even find myself still thinking about it from time to time days after I
finished it.
In the story, Thomas and Keziah were the epitome of soul
mates. They were deeply in love, had a
wonderful future at their feet and lived their lives to make each other
happy. Nothing was beyond acceptable to
do for each other. You know the couples
who finish each other's sentences? They
have each other so ingrained in their thoughts that even when they are not
present, they hear them, feel them, know their very soul.
So what could possibly ever happen that would change
the direction of their lives so completely?
If one thing happened to one of them that drastically changed that
person physically, emotionally or intellectually, how would the other one
react? How would they live, how would
they deal with the change? How would
each of them deal with a mind rendering change to the dynamics of their
relationship and the gut wrenching twist to their souls?
Before anything changed, Thomas and Keziah believed
in each other. They carried the
umbrellas that harbored their souls, clinging to the truth that neither would
do less than everything for each other to love, honor and protect them. So when one did change, the need to continue carrying
the torch of stalwart devotion became not only more intense, but more absolute
than ever before. There was only one
question on each of their minds. Did
this change everything; did the other one's devotion suffer a tear that would
soon unravel the whole union into pieces as incohesive as grains of sand?
You will be wondering that question as you turn the pages, looking for the grade on the test of their souls. Your thoughts will go from one to the other feeling their pain, and while you ponder what should happen, you'll be greatly thankful that this could never happen to you. Or could it? Get the book, and then you can decide.
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