La liberté éclairant le monde: _The Statue of Liberty,_ Adrien thought, gazing at the now mild waters surrounding Ellis Island below. A slow drizzle sprinkled him with its saliva, matting his hair down to his head. Coupled with the November wind, it made for a freezing twilight. After ten years of independency and grueling times, Adrien was not afraid of death. Now, he would have welcomed it with open arms, if only to save the ones he loved. There was no one who could save him from himself. He would have to accomplish it himself. At the thought of what he was going to destroy, his eyes burned blazing orange -- he lost control. Yes, he had to end it. Everyone could finally sleep easily, not having to worry about Adrien the Crazy, Adrien the Possessed. The Caretaker wouldn't live on, not in him, not in anybody. As he contemplated these things on the northmost spike of Lady Liberty's crown, the drizzle became a downpour. He sighed. He looked down. He jumped. 2007-11-12T22:34:41Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/12569 <p>apeegah! noo! stupid adrien, no!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=22851 2007-11-12T22:34:41Z One Time, One Chance http://ficlets.com/authors/one_chance <p>Wow.. intense, very Hitchcockian.<br />Laine P. Grey will love the opening sentence.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=21684 2007-11-06T19:14:14Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf <p>wow! nice wordcraft. i loved how you described the rain it added a lot of mmod to the piece.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=21146 2007-11-03T21:27:20Z Punkin http://ficlets.com/authors/user_2537 <p>What his death has to do with the story?<br />..........................What? (=\</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=20787 2007-11-02T01:40:10Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>the tres basic simple sentences at the end really added something. nice.</p> <p>and now youve got me wondering what adrien&#8217;s possible death has to do with the story&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=20724 2007-11-01T22:01:31Z blueyedwonder http://ficlets.com/authors/blueyedwonder <p>I&#8217;m not endorsing suicide. I hate it. It&#8217;s a sad, sad thing.<br />This was for the purposes of the story only.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/12569?basename=20712 2007-11-01T21:50:38Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo