Where dawn broke.

I've been gone for a while but not without cause. I've nearly finished my novel and am currently working on what looks to be my final draft. I've been querying and getting feedback from editor friends. All in all things have been going alright but not quite the pace I was hoping for. Today that changes, hopefully. Today I'm vowing to write whenever possible and if not possible to plot. I've been neglecting my talents and it shows in the draft I'm writing.

I won't give up though. My hopes are to be published by next year and to that avail I'm going to force myself to write daily. Today I give you Where dawn broke. It's a short story about a young man coming to claim his destiny from a roller coaster. I hope you enjoy it and as always please comment.

Where dawn broke.

I swallowed hard as my throat closed up. The air was silent, save for the thumping my chest. This was it, I thought as I walked tentatively to the edge of the gate. No one around for miles, and why would there be? Just before dawn in the middle of nowhere. I was more likely to find Bigfoot than a pedestrian. Who I really hoped to find was myself.

I walked slowly, taking pained steps to reach out for the gate. Don’t be electrified. Don’t be electrified. I chanted over and over to myself, whispering in spite of myself. My skin felt electric as I touched the cold metal but there was no shock. I climbed hastily, clumsily, up the side of the gate and as my feet touched the ground I knew there was no going back.