Black Curtain Falls Short Story

As the Black Curtain Falls He was just lying there, motionless and barely breathing. His left eye was bloody and his right eye was drooping. I grabbed his hand, it were as cold as his gaze. The feint beep of a machine echoed next to me. The world went black around me, It was just Him, and me. My throat began to burn as I choked back tears. I couldn’t understand why this was happening; I didn’t want to believe this was true. There was murmuring behind me, the monitor that was creating the beeping let out a long uninterrupted beep and then there was silence. Today was the day. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Cars shoot past me as I’m walking down the street, my middle school just over the hill. I reached the building and hundreds …show more content…
I couldn’t contain myself, my smile was wide and my heart was pounding out of my chest. At the front office, I saw my aunt waiting there patiently. She smiled and embraced me and we headed out the …show more content…
The air was chilled and there was an eerie feel around the place. The elevator was smooth and didn’t jolt or shake as we moved up floor by floor. The doors opened and we walked. I followed her; a pit grew in my stomach the closer we got. I saw my mother outside of a room, sitting in a chair, her head in her hands. Walking passed her I entered his room. He was just lying there, motionless and barely breathing. His left eye was bloody and his right eye was drooping. The feint beep of a machine echoed next to me. I walked forward and dropped to my knees beside the bed. Reaching out I grabbed his hand but it was as cold as his gaze. The world went black around me, it was just him, and me. My throat began to burn as I choked back tears. I couldn’t understand why this was happening; I didn’t want to believe this was true. There was murmuring behind me, the monitor that was creating the beeping let out a long uninterrupted beep and then there was silence. I lunged over him wrapping my arms around him screaming for him to wake, up to look at me. His whole body was cold; even though he was clothed you could feel him getting colder. I stared at his face, the lifeless void that was once pure happiness. The sparkle in his eyes had disappeared. My brother’s voice called me back to reality. He asked how this could have happened. My mother told him that he was fine at the rehabilitation center and when they came back to check up on him, he