I will admit - this was a thinker. Writing a monologue takes layered thought and a good amount of effort so I was quite glad to have a go of this rather early, and get it out to all of you. This will be my final Writing Challenge for this year, so enjoy! Prompts: Once more with feeling, Guilt # Indigo’s Mantra Joelyn Alexandra You’re not in that place anymore. No, not the hospital. That was a problem, but something you managed to blaze through anyway. You’re not in that place anymore. No more smokey heat from those chili-red candles, no more glaring neon lights flashing at eerily erratic intervals, no more chanting of words in a foreign language, no more searing pain on your back, and most importantly - no constant crying from your parents and Azalea. She’s safe, at least you think she is. You’re safe. Relative to how things were. You’ve made mistakes - perhaps in blind panic, perhaps in uncalled anxiety - and that rubbed people around the wrong way. These people who have done what they can to keep you alive. Eleanor and Clive have left, so it’s now just one person waiting for you. You’ll get through this - you’ve experienced worse, and can hold your own. And screw everyone else - you’ve had to endure whatever was carved on your back for more than a decade - they can deal with an hour of discomfort if they happened to glance your way. Take a deep breath, go up to Morales, and tell him what you know. He has saved you and everyone else at least more than once. At least for now. There will be more to fear and fight, as long as Azalea remains uncontactable and that gap in your memories remain in the shadows. I know you’re terrified, but there’s truly nothing left for you to do to combat these fears. Besides... What good is feeding the terror when it does nothing to serve anyone’s needs? # With that, we mark the end of the Writing Challenge blog series for 2018. While I will continue writing, do stay tuned to see where these pieces end up at. Keep writing and sharing your stories!
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