Something Sweet
.by: Shadowkami

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She wanted something sweet.

     The sour and slightly biter aftertaste of devoured fruit remained in her mouth sickening her as the drops of cool water fell upon her. Ruining the serenity of the cascade of falling water droplets.

She desired something sweet.

     Absently she thought back to better days and memories. The sweet juices of watermelon dripping from her chin and fingers. The sharp tangy citrus of orange and tangerine, and the slightly more biter one of grapefruit. The sweet blood-color juices of cherry as they were eaten and consumed.

And she remembered poison was sweet...

    She remembered reports and sayings of the sweet liquid, that though lethal, offered dying men comfort in its taste.

...as was death.

    Ah death, the sweetest thing of them all. An instant relief from all the troubles of the world and a passageway to unearthly serenity and heavenly bliss. Ah death, who promised wary travelers solitude and peace in its dark desolate confines. Ah death, who in exchange for mourning fellows offered a final perfect resting place, ah sweet death...

And so she descended the stairs with such unhappy thoughts in her mind...

     ... and came across an apple. A simple greenish yellow apple, slightly bruised. She smile, remembering sweet cool amber juice descending upon a parched throat, relieving it of its thirst and desire for something sweet.

And so she washed the apple...

    ... and bit into its white flesh, slightly yellow in the light. Its sweet taste chasing away bad thoughts and dreams, and her sorrows and misfortunes, imperfections and otherwise, leaving her only with the satisfaction of finding something sweet.

And having found that sweet thing, and devouring it in its entirety. She went up the stairs, content, and went to sleep.