Amber Poe : Flight!

I awoke hazily throughout the day, sleeping more than I was conscious and barely conscious when I was. It was bright, which I remember distinctly because whenever my eyes would crack from the world of night that I was in, the pain in my head was almost shattering. At one point, we stopped at a gas station and Trent stepped out of the car for several minutes to make a telephone call. I could hear him through my feverish dreams, his voice coming in inconsistent bursts of clarity.

“No, no I’m not… Alright, I’ll see you guys in an hour.”

The driver’s door closed gently, and we were off again, the motion of the car lulling me back into darkness.( Read more... )

[I pledge to fill in the bit that's missing from earlier. It's not much, I swear.]

Amber Poe : Filling the Gap

The key fit in the door, popping it open. The interior was clean, and unfortunately empty. ( Gap! )

The room goes black. Time stops in my hands; a tether I can feel pulling against the skin of my fingers. I can remember a time when I didn’t things like this happened to people.

[Why is it, I'm usually inspired when I have other obligations? Like sleep?]