A Peaceful End

by SKermitgorf

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What would someone need with a pearl when we were perhaps days away from the end of the world.
Pat’s neck was a little red, where the thief had pulled the pearl necklace off, while she was in our bathroom gathering supplies for our escape into the hills, to sit and await the end.
“Are you sure you’re ok?”, I asked.

“Yes Hon, let’s just get out of here. Maybe I will just take one sleeping pill and lay down in the RV,” she said.
I kissed my wife,took some bags out to the RV. Surprised it was still there. Pearls I thought. The theif would have done himself better to take our transportation than the jewels.

I figured we had just enough gas in the RV to get us up to the old cabin in Lake Katchakuman. If I took the back roads.
The sky was still a light purple. Oddly the prettiest I’d ever seen the sky look. The saying darkest before dawn came to my mind. The opposite was true now. The sky was brighter than I’d ever known it to be.
At the cabin two hours later, we felt at peace looking up as the sky darkened.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. A Peaceful End

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 7 months ago

    A bit more straight-forward and story oriented than some of the others in the series, but still a quiet, paced continuation of this couple’s golden years at the end of the world.
    LoA

  2. A Peaceful End

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted 7 months ago

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    I like this…a little random as I have not read any of the sequels
    its on my to-do list
    ps – it’s spelt thief

  3. A Peaceful End

    artistsrunwild's Buddy Icon artistsrunwild

    Posted 7 months ago

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    that comment was very non-descript i just realised and told you absolutely nothing

    im going to try again

    i like the descriptions of the sky in a very poetic trying-to-embrace-what-you-have type way. thats what I liked about it
    and the instant connection i felt between the husband and wife – thats good seeing as I’ve only read this bit in the story :)

    i hope thats better…sorry its late :) lol

  4. A Peaceful End

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 7 months ago

    Thx Artistrunwild… can’t trust spell check..grr.

  5. A Peaceful End

    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 7 months ago

    I re-read the line with ‘pretties’ in it a few times before I realized you meant ‘prettiest’. I was wondering why the wicked witch of the west had been included, then I got it, lol. I liked the reversal of the phrase darkest before the dawn.

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    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I really like how you describe the sky. It sounds gorgeous, even if it’ll all end soon.. Still, nice job.
    LoA

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