‘The moon seemed unusually large in the sky that night..’. Include this sentence in a short story for a science fiction or fantasy magazine. !
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It was impossible to catch up , it was impossible for others to believe. How could I pretend that nothing happened that night ? There was no explanation.
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Soon enough the day came to an end , I remember myself cooking dinner for Richard who was on
His way home. We weren’t really on good terms so I decided to prepare the children to get to bed
So that we could talk about our situation further more without any interruptions. I welcomed him
With a warm gentle kiss and managed to somehow brighten up his mood. I had prepared some lasagne and complemented the evening by pouring some dry white wine in both glasses.
Immediately Richard asked why all this was for , it was difficult to bring it up but I had to be honest with him, we lost that magical feeling we both longed to have and apart from that Richard was so hectic with work that he had completely shut me out of his life and was giving me no attention at all. As soon as I opened up to him he started to shout at me , I never saw this side of
Richard , its as though somebody stole his sanity. He wasn’t reasoning things out and at that point of time he just walked outside shutting the door loudly behind him. I just couldn’t understand why he was acting in this manner , what could possibly happen to him ?
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I gave him some time to settle and calm down , but as I tried to approach him outside he seemed to vanish, he didn't tell me anything , I didn’t know where to find him I tried to call him but it was all in vain. Seconds turned to minutes and minutes turned to hours , Richard was nowhere to be seen. I slept alone that night and a slight movement woke me up , it was Richard he was back trembling in fear. It was quite shocking to see my husband like that , the night seemed to be so long. He started
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