Darkness

You didn't know, how could you? There was nothing on the surface to show. Not a sign of the churning ocean of desire, temptation, frustration within. Just a shared smile at the antics of those girls, your schoolmates. But that smile was your first step towards the centre of the web. Another day, another smile, a few words. Another step. Then slowly, slowly, a little more each time we met. You thought it was coincidence, how we came to be on that same bus, day after day, but how could you know? Until the last day of term, when I invited you to meet me the next day, to go Christmas shopping. Your parents were working, they wouldn't even know you'd gone out, still less what your destination was.

But now you know. Lying there. Violated. Broken. Too hurt to even cry. Because even I didn't know. Know that you'd find the key to unlock my darkness.

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Love & best wishes to all
Sammy B