I Will Die In Beauty Short Story

I will die in beauty. I remember reaching to the light, my sisters and brothers encouraging me along. It was long ago. A distant memory. Now I wonder if it was worth it but back then it, meant everything. I came from a dark grimy place. Day after day I could see nothing but black encompassing darkness. It was cold, rough and scary. In hush whispered terms brother spoke of a different world, a faraway place, where the darkness couldn’t reach us. Back then I thought it was just a fairytale. I never believed I would someday be a part of that world, that glorious, radiant, dangerous world.
My brothers went first. They said they couldn’t take a second longer in this darkness. They said they were going to try to find the far away place. I thought …show more content…
I only knew darkness and was frightened at way lay past. There had to be a catch, something that beautiful couldn’t be free. Still I didn’t want to be left behind here. It was a dredging awful existents, without my family, life wouldn’t be bearable. When my sisters headed out on the journey, I came trembling. It was long and frightful and took many many days. We weren’t as strong as our brothers and there were times when I almost wilted and crumbled. The only thing kept my going were my siblings chanting “Go forth, do not die in this darkness!” With my last bit of strength I pushed and pushed willing myself to reach the light. In a dizzy haze, I looked up hoping to see something, other than black shadowy darkness, and it was there: light. It was far off and I had to wince but I could see it. It was brilliant, blinding and beyond beautiful.
Ay my troubles and pains were fulfilled and made worthwhile. The light. The light. The light. It was so radiant and magnificent. I reached for it and allowed the light to take me to the faraway place. I feared nothing and wanted nothing. The light become my everything. I felt my body stretch and expend blooming in the new found sunshine. I blossomed