life is not the same as yesterday

Aug 13, 2010 16:02

Title: Life Is Not The Same As Yesterday
Rating: PG-13 (murder)
Spoilers/Warnings: Crazy Claire for S6
Prompt: #45/clean
Words: 108
Summary: The first time Claire kills someone-
Author's Notes: written for lost_in_108 .



made by angeldylan628 
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The first time Claire kills someone, her hair is tied into a neat ponytail, her face is clean and her blue eyes are wild with fear. The rifle is heavy and she carries a bruise on her chest for weeks. She cries and stays with him, grasping his hand as he draws his last breath.

She scrubs her hands raw until the blood coating them is her own. Bandages do nothing to hide the shame.

But it gets easier.

Her hair is savage, face dirty, but her eyes are calm. The knife is thrown from a distance.

She rinses the blood away and sings, Catch a falling star-

community: lost_in_108, character: claire littleton, fandom: lost

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