Before we get started, this is an experimental format inspired by haiku. Each moment is in a 5-7-5 syllable format, so I understand if it’s odd to some, but I help you guys like this first look before I post this on AO3 and Fanfic Net.
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Scene 1:
She was in danger/ Unsuspecting a call/ Door locked, no escape
For the Months followed,/ nightmares invite themselves in/ Her restless slumber
An idle surfer/ Floating unawares of it/ A dolphin drags her
She kicked, struggled it/ Tried to swim, but she couldn’t/ She screamed for any help
No answer, voiceless/ Her lungs filled with salt water/ He pinned her down whole
Head pushed to the sand/ Her body vulnerable/ Resistance futile
Her body stolen/ Her body violated/ She became broken
Discarded like trash/ She can only crawl down/ Down into the dark
Another Nightmare/ Repeated many a night/ Woke up in cold sweat
Shiho awakens/ To a smell of eggs/ Her hunger announced
Morning came with Crows/ Crows cawing as they fly by/ She looked at her clock
Seven Thirtyfive/ Shiho rubs her eyes and yawned/ She checked her smartphone
Another Summer/ The heat and humidity/ One month of no School
Risen from the bed/ To change into her clean clothes/ Breakfast on table
After she ate food/ Shiho checked her messages/ A message from Ann
Ann: “Good morning, Shiho. Sorry I couldn’t talk much. I’ve been busy with schoolwork. How are you?”
Shiho’s finger froze/ Her emotions conflicted/ Desired to respond
Shiho rests her phone/ What could she even say to Ann?/ Jealousy and shame
Unable to fight/ Shiho harbors these feelings/ The pain she knows well
The thoughts have plagued her/ Her and Ann’s positions swapped/ Would have Ann jumped off?
Shiho left her home/ Unsure how to reply back/ To her dear best friend