Wednesday, July 25, 2012

If Only...



I can just make out the shape of the building rising beyond the trees.  Mist is beginning to make it's way into the forest and I can feel myself slowing down.  Three days on the run and the bandage is soaked with blood again.  I am unsteady on my feet and the uneven ground causes me to pitch forward.   The taste of dirt mixes with blood as I lay there, trying to catch my breath.  

Will they find me this time?  Am I finally safe?

Fear forces me to stand.  Dragging my injured leg behind me, I focus on each painful step as I stumble down the dirt path leading to the forest entrance.  Every drop of blood I leave behind can lead the dogs to me.  If only I can make it to the sanctuary I might have a chance.  If only.  My mind drifts through a sea of if onlys and what might have been.  If only I had never met Kyle.  If only I hadn't decided he could be trusted.  If only I hadn't been in the wrong place at the wrong time, none of this would have happened and I wouldn't be running for my life.  If only...

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  1. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 3:27 AM

    Ooooooh..... now IF ONLY Donna will continue this.... if only...
    Love it!

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 7:50 AM

      Hi Diane! You know I live by the pictures. I came across this one last night and it started talking to me. With everything else going on in my life now I should have told it to be quiet but of course I had to write it down...lol...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  2. Heather MurphyJuly 26, 2012 at 6:51 AM

    I like this. It made me want to know more

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 8:20 AM

      Thanks, Heather, for the kind words. I'm working on picture books, a middle grade novel, and two young adult novels so I don't have time at the moment to work on this one but that doesn't stop the voices in my head...;0)

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  3. janetJuly 26, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    If only you didn't tease us like this... Don't make me tell Kyle where you are. You have exactly 40 years to finish this or ELSE the OTHER leg gets it!

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 10:50 AM

      THAT made me laugh out loud, Janet! I can't help what the pictures tell me. IF ONLY I had more time to write...;0)

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    Hi, Donna! I want to read more of this story.

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 12:06 PM

      Hi Susanne! You know, everyone's comments about today's blog has got me thinking. Maybe I should turn some of this into a short story instead of wondering if I need to make a novel out of it. I've never written a short story before so it would be interesting to see if I would need to handle it differently. Definitely something to think about...;0)

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  5. Angela BrownJuly 26, 2012 at 1:57 PM

    I was with this MC from the first word and locked in for the whole moment. If only, two short words that bear enough weight to break the backs of armies of men. If only...

    Beautiful job.

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 5:19 PM

      Awww, Angela, you flatter me with your kind words. I'm thinking I will try to turn this into a short story...if I ever have the time...lol...

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 26, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    I LOVE this! :D Tell me more O Wise Storyteller! ;)

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    1. Donna L MartinJuly 26, 2012 at 5:21 PM

      Hahaha...you made me laugh, Erik! I can't remember the last time anyone called me wise and I've NEVER been called a "storyteller" before. I'm flattered...;0)

      Thanks for stopping by and come back any time!

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