Inspired By Through Your Eyes Contest
I’ll never forget that dark November night
Driving home on a moonless evening
One minute the road ahead seemed to be clear
Then you appeared from out of nowhere
I tried hard to stop, slammed on the breaks
But the road was wet and you went under the wheels
I could feel the tyres crushing your body …
There was no way you could have survived the impact
I pulled the car over and started shaking
Slowly opening the car door I walked to where you lay
Kneeling down beside you I could see you were dying
I stroked your battered face and begged for your forgiveness
Your lifeblood was draining away and your eyes flickered shut
Realising no one had witnessed the accident I had to act quickly
I scooped your lifeless body into the boot of my car
Somehow I managed to drive the few miles home
Then collapsed in tears in my husband’s arms
I kept repeating, there’s a body in the car, I didn’t mean to do it
There’s a body in the car, I didn’t mean to do it but no one saw
Trembling he went out to the car to see if what I was saying was the truth
Minutes later he came back
Come on; get your coat we need to bury the body in the garden
Grabbing the spade he carefully dug a hole
Together we placed the body of the young hedgehog to rest
Inspired by Shadow’s contest – I won’t be entering the contest, as premeditated killing is not a theme I feel comfortable writing about at the moment
31st July 2016
Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2016
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