Short Stories

Trapped

       It was warm, I felt safe, calm. I opened my eyes and saw what looked to be a large window or screen showing me the real world. I couldn't recall what had gotten me into this odd place only that I needed to leave. At first I thought it might be a dream but when I tried to move I realized I was unable to. I was stuck in place by a vibrant blue and green wall that was moving slowly, like waves. At that moment I remembered I was in the middle of war when suddenly I had blacked out. I started to panic. Noticing the screen was moving, understanding that I was somehow trapped in my own body.

I struggled to try and free myself from the wall but it wouldn't budge. I panicked even worse as I saw I was approaching a small town. When I reached the town the people started to cheer. I pleaded for someone to end me but no one could here me in my own mind. I couldn't bare watching myself slaughter all the innocent people who had hoped for me to help them in their time of need.

 I just wanted it to be over but it only got worse when I saw the people I saw as family show up and see what I had done. I could here them yelling at whatever had taken over me to let me go but I knew it wouldn't. We fought for hours until they finally were able to knock me out and took me back home and tied me up. I had hoped they would just kill me but they weren't the kind of people to just give up. The more and more time it spent using me the more I could feel myself falling under it's power. I don't remember how they got me back, only that he never left.

These days I'm just a guard for the jails. Every once in a while I'll feel the urge to hurt someone. I've kept it secret for awhile that I can switch who controls my body but he's growing stronger. I feel someday I might lose control and he will win. Until then...