Drabble challenge #15a Silence
Title: The world stands still
Word count: 100
Characters/pairings: Anita
Challenge: #15a Silence
cross-posted to: Sabriel_0405
I knew something was wrong as soon as I walked into the house. It was still. Silent. The kind of silence you get when the background electrical hum has stopped. When, if you listen, you can actually hear the trees breathe. When I was young and we lost electricity, I would go into the backyard and listen and pretend I was the only person left alive in the universe. Even the hum of dead, a sensation rather than a sound, was different. Now I sat on the front porch steps and relived the wonder of communing with that perfect hush.
Word count: 100
Characters/pairings: Anita
Challenge: #15a Silence
cross-posted to: Sabriel_0405
I knew something was wrong as soon as I walked into the house. It was still. Silent. The kind of silence you get when the background electrical hum has stopped. When, if you listen, you can actually hear the trees breathe. When I was young and we lost electricity, I would go into the backyard and listen and pretend I was the only person left alive in the universe. Even the hum of dead, a sensation rather than a sound, was different. Now I sat on the front porch steps and relived the wonder of communing with that perfect hush.