Where There Was Darkness

I’ve re-written Where There Was Darkness. Why would a man, having escaped the nightmare he’d been forced to live, finding a freedom he never thought to have, want to end the life he fought so hard to regain? Have you ever felt the battle won or lost took so much of your life that you had nothing left to give. I think at one time or another we all feel too tired to move forward, if not ourself, then it’s someone we know who’s facing difficult, life changing decisions . Marcus has someone to lean on. We don’t all have a person like that in our lives. I think this is a darkness many of us understand.

From Where:

Marcus sat by the chimney, holding a long piece of filthy glass tightly in trembling hands. Glancing at the door that had provided his escape from the monster within, he waited for it to speak.

You’re free to walk in the sun, but you still walk in the darkness. I’m…

“Dead. I killed you.” Marcus heard his laugh, one he’d seldom heard.

“What are you doing?” Ray called out as he approached. “Who are you talking to?”

Still staring at the glass, Marcus snorted. “I should have known she would call you, that you would find me.”

Back to me.

Many years ago, I woke up in a recovery room after nine hours of surgery. The doctor called my name and though I was awake, I didn’t answer. The quiet, the knowing I was still alive, gave me time to know who I wanted to be when I opened my eyes. I’ll never know if the person who woke up was the person I should be. We don’t get to live the life we didn’t choose and we will never know what may have been. These are questions we all face. For Marcus the questions are more difficult. My hope is to tell the story of how his decisions, ours, aren’t made alone. His response is framed by those he’s grown to love and the one who changed him from what he once thought he would be.

Third in the series, Where There Was Darkness is the story of Marcus’ connection to his past and the future he makes. His evolution is best explained by the new version. I hope I’ve done justice to the man I created, in the world I’ve brought him into, a darkness deeper than what I’ve seen, but nevertheless one I can identify with. Copies are now available.