Rabbit Hole - the final chapter
By heinzs
At long last the decision made, Alice turns her back on change to quietly join the mainstream. Deny opportunity, defy fate - marry the boy next door and live the 'normal' life. Years pass in quiet suburbia. Alice leads the PTA and the school band boosters. Three children, two cars and a cat. Idyllic it seems, but somehow all is not sublime in Smallville. From the depths of the rabbit hole the darkness wells up. Dank mist spreads over land and seeps through cracks in walls. Reclaiming what is rightfully his, the daemon touches Alice in her sleep. Her mind snaps and all logic escapes the broken cage. Dementia takes hold of the now blackened soul. In the dead of night the deed is done - her family lies bludgeoned in their beds. Cackling madly, naked Alice races through the streets towards her final destiny. The rabbit hole looms before her, beckoning, engulfing her as she leaps. At last she has returned home. fin 10/29/2001Last installment of the trilogy "Black Rabbit Hole", "Rabbit Hole Redux", and now "The final chapter". Of course, we all know what that means... Written October 30th, 2001 © on Oct 30 2001 01:46 AM PST, Heinz Scheuenstuhl 0 • 1
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