...shackles, like this and that...

[permetaform]

Piece #3 for circe_tigana's 882 Ways to Appease the Heathen Gods challenge

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"Papa?" Moonlight don't reach where she ground her corn.

"Chil' you kept the coin?" It is late and she is alone.

"Yes, right here. Papa, you going t'buy me free n--" her large eyes widened as the wind bent the tree and showed the moon.

"Shh don't scream chil' don't scream."

Her shriek rang across the plantation. There was rustling in the fields behind him. He reached out and twisted her head and her body collapsed in his arms.

"Bo'sun, you got the piece?"

"Yes. Go now, before they search." Never had he been so glad to be numb.

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dedicated to ciceqi for her birthday!

Comments

[melusina]

Oh!

That was marvelous - creepy and sad and moving.

I *swear* this is the Best Challenge Ever.

[permetaform]

::bows:: thankee! and yeah! I can't believe there's about 200 in there right now!

[stungunbilly.livejournal.com]

Oh, man.
Just.
I sort of knew one of the stories had to be like this, and.
Ouch.
But wow, also.

[twistingflame.livejournal.com]

Meep.

That last line is a killer.

[permetaform]

thank you! I'm glad it worked because I had to cut out words like mad and it was one of those, "shit, I really need to get out of bed to write this down" kinda things...

[permetaform]

thanks you! this was one of those, "demmit, I havta sneak outta bed to write this *down*" type things, and pretty much started with that line...

[twistingflame.livejournal.com]

Well, it was definitely worth the abandonment of warm warm sheets. It's just so...yeah. And it doesn't cease to hurt when you read it again and again.