• Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Voices
A knock at the door startled Charlotte – she tried to focus. Her present seemed a blur. She couldn’t remember where she was or how long she’d been here … She felt very heavy and needed more time to clear her head.
Who could be at the door?
“Charlotte, are you ok?” came a familiar voice after another knock. She couldn’t quite place the voice, but sensed it couldn’t be real … but she heard it.
She struggled to grasp what was actually happening … and why did she feel like… another knock disrupted her thoughts.
Charlotte slowly kneaded the sides of her head with her palms, trying to clear her thoughts – instead, music flooded through and she kept hearing the line “where soul meets body” over and over again.
A sudden whoosh breezed by her right ear… “Charlotte, please come out” came the voice in a whisper… but she couldn’t move.
A second whoosh… this time she felt it come through her as a breath… another knock…
A third whoosh pushed through her… this finally seemed to slow her chaotic thoughts… she focused on her breathing – the haze clouding her mind began to recede…
She heard the familiar voice again – there was something different about it now…
As the haze slowly continued to lift from her, she saw her reflection in the mirror come into focus – and the reflection was talking to her … not talking to her, she began to realize … she was talking … the voice was hers
With that realization, Charlotte felt a deep breath leave her – and the voice stopped – the haze receding from her mind a little more…
A building sense of energy surged through her arm … and she noticed the branch in her hand…
Artist: Elena Madden; Author: Mike Evans