The long road stretched out in front of him. An endless hole of blackness holding god-only-knows-what and he was heading right into it. His headlights barely managed to pierce through enough so that he wouldn't fall into some ditch. The only other light came from the stars that were content to just hang prettily in the sky. At least it was cool and dry. Taking the top down turned out to be a good idea.
He was heading… where was he heading? Home? But then where did he just leave? He had to admit it wasn’t the same since Sue. Sure, high school was a long time ago but maybe that was why things never really were the same again.
She was the one true love and he hadn’t known it then. It had been a long time and a long line of girls since those high school days. But all of them were just like these telephone poles on the side of the road. Each one a meaningless skeleton compared to her, and if you followed the line far back enough, it led back right back to that little place fading in the rear view mirror. It wasn’t home. Not anymore. It was time to move on and find somewhere else. Maybe follow the telephone poles and see if there was a last one waiting for him. Find somewhere to love someone and be loved, somewhere to call home again, somewhere to be happy like he was then in his teenage years, the happiest time of his life. That’s what he wanted to go back to and he wouldn’t stop till he found it.
Suddenly he sighed, annoyed with himself for all the emo rubbish running through his head. His hand reached for the radio dial for some music to shake it all off.
Neko Case sang softly through the speakers as he drove on into the dark road ahead.
IIWC time again, and this was to the prompt handed to me by Jamelah, which was "I don't care if forever never comes 'cause I'm holding out for that teenage feeling. - Neko Case". A really lovely song. Do check out Drama Mama who answered my prompt here.
IIWC time again, and this was to the prompt handed to me by Jamelah, which was "I don't care if forever never comes 'cause I'm holding out for that teenage feeling. - Neko Case". A really lovely song. Do check out Drama Mama who answered my prompt here.
I love this. The imagery of the skeletal telephone polls down the dark highway, an endless sea of stars above him...perfect. I hope he finds what he is looking for.
ReplyDeleteSometimes what know as youth sticks with us our entire lives. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou painted a wonderful picture with your words...
ReplyDeleteNice story and thank you for the music!
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed this -- thanks for indulging my inability to stop quoting Neko Case.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Head Ant <3 It was lovely.
ReplyDeleteDrama Mama, Head Ant, Debra, ADL, Black Rose: Thanks everyone, glad you liked it :)
ReplyDeleteJamelah: Thanks for the awesome prompt :) and i don't think its a bad thing at all to be addicted to Neko Case, is it? :D