PHOTO PROMPT © Jan Marler Morrill
I don’t know how long I’ve been here, walking this endless labyrinth of concrete blandness. I remember a time before this place, but I don’t know how long ago that was. It could be hours, days, weeks, months, even years. There’s no way of really knowing. Time is funny here. It slips through your fingers like water. Sometimes fast, sometimes slow.
Not even the sweet release of death can free me from this God forsaken place. The last memory I have from the time before I came here is of the day I died. I fear I’m stuck here forever.
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Written for Friday Fictioneers.
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July 7th, 2016 at 2:44 AM
I guess this chap has “unfinished business”. I hope one day he can move on. Great story!
July 7th, 2016 at 4:57 PM
Thanks! Perhaps he does have unfinished business, but he’ll have trouble finishing it from where he’s at.
July 7th, 2016 at 9:37 AM
That’s a bit spooky!
My hair-raising taleLoved it.
July 7th, 2016 at 4:58 PM
Thanks, Keith. Glad you enjoyed it.
July 7th, 2016 at 3:55 PM
Groundhog day seems like heaven… great story.
July 7th, 2016 at 4:59 PM
Thanks, Bjorn. Glad you enjoyed it.
July 7th, 2016 at 11:14 PM
I guess with this being called purgatory he, In theory, has a chance of getting out(as opposed to hell). Maybe if he came there the day he died he should reflect on his life, and see what he needs to work on.
July 8th, 2016 at 12:10 PM
Great portrayal of the lost, wistful qualities of a ghost.
You have a typo in the last line. “I’m fear”
Tracey
July 8th, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Glad you liked it. And thanks for pointing out the error. Funny how many times you can read something and still miss a typo.
July 8th, 2016 at 7:17 PM
I liked the opening line, and then I liked the rest, is walking the labyrinth pay back time.
July 10th, 2016 at 7:00 PM
And that is just what I imagined it would be like.
July 10th, 2016 at 7:02 PM
I take it they have a “limbo” contest …? But seriously, folks …
Nice job, Adam.
July 11th, 2016 at 3:38 AM
Captures the feeling of being lost, or trapped. Very evocative.
July 13th, 2016 at 5:24 AM
That doesn’t sound like a good place to he stuck. Good writing, Adam. 🙂 — Suzanne
August 25th, 2016 at 8:13 PM
I have been there before and what helped me were God, my family and time. you should see how I live now…