Her pale face was the lanternBy which they read in life’s dark book.-RS Thomas, On The Farm
Mary’s face was pale, well, more pale. Her sons stood next to her in their own black clothing, their faces just as pale as their mother’s, though their tears were more easily seen.
Mary had faced things like death of family all her life, long before she’d ever met or had any of her current family, but she had never been so cut off from her Bond mate.
Her mind was more lonely than it had been even after the sealing of the pathway she shared with her sister. This was different and so much more painful.
Written in response for today’s Light and Shade Challenge, again. But this time I managed to stay within the 100 word limit!
Breathing In 
I think there is much more to be written in this story. Nicely done!
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Thank you and you’re right. There’s a lot more in this little ‘verse.
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This is like penny dreadful you should watch it xx
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‘Penny Dreadful’? I don’t know what that is.
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It’s a series that’s been on about the dark and the light about two girls who are best friends their families live next door and roam from house to house until one day the gate is shut between after an incident and it all changes…includes demons and vampires x
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Ah, that makes sense. Sounds like an interesting story!
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🙂 maybe it will come over to you somtime?
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Hopefully.
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This was beautifully written and so intriguing – the references to bond mates, and sealing the pathway fascinate me. Something magical going on here and I do hope we see more.
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You will. I know I’ve been focusing away from Mary in recent posts up until this one, but I’m hoping to write more about Mary.
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You write heartbreak so well. Lyssa M x
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Thank you. I’m trying to write other types better, but this one has always been a strength for some reason.
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I like how you wrote “Her mind was more lonely than it had been”, rather than simply saying “she was more lonely…” It conveys that sense of a person being trapped within their own thoughts, and the isolation of it.
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Thank you, that is what I was going for!
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