Bits and pieces of stories brewing. A scent of cardamom and cinnamon to set the mind on the chase.
ITD
“They can see you in the dark.” She whispered to me through cupped hands as I tucked her into bed.
“Who can?” I swept long tendrils of black hair from her soft cheek. “Some animals can.” I offered in a gentle hush.
“They’re not really animals Auntie. They try to be- but can’t fool me.” Mallia snatched the covers, pulling them up to her nose.
I pulled her close then, breathing reassuring words into her waiting ear. I cooed away her shadow monsters and nuzzled the nightmares into the their cages. And only when her eyelids began to flutter and a lazy smile graced her lips, did I dare to let her go.
MB
As the flesh burned from her, she felt no pain. For it was within the flame that she could become whole. The waxy skin melting away to reveal the fruit of God’s true labor. Marianna had made peace with her sins long ago, and though he had snared her through temptation, the Devil could never truly have her soul.
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