Breaking Dawn (short story) by Lonnie Hicks on AuthorsDen

Follow Me

· Contact Me
· Books
· Poetry
· News
· Stories
· Blog

· 730 Titles
· 1,211 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
· Member Since: Jan, 2010

Lonnie Hicks, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen.

Breaking Dawn
by Lonnie Hicks
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Rated "G" by the Author.

Recent stories by Lonnie Hicks
· History: The Bible as the Oldest Egalitarian Document in History
· History: Blood Simple- The Human Preoccupation
· Poor Humor
· Surrendering
· Einstein, CERN and the Higgs 9/16/14 Part Two
· The Raccoon And I
· How to Organize Your Local Community and Outreach
>> View all 487

Dawn

In the hush I hear you;
faint footsteps downstairs:

refrigerator opening

in the dead of night.

hushed

milk pouring

and I wait;

face to the wall;

mind too.

Double Doubts

and Triple Hurts

align the staircase

and I hear them

treading up.

Where were you?

I feign sleep

hearing running water

and the sound of clothes rustling

in the quiet dark.

I am still;

the stillness

of time frozen.

Your weight hits the bed

and sinks.

'I got the job, worked tonight.

Sorry didn't call.

It's not much

but it's better than no job at all.'

Outside dawn was breaking.

Want to review or comment on this short story?

Need a FREE Reader Membership?

Popular Action/Thriller Stories


1.	The Hike (Warning, Erotic)
2.	The Gun
3.	Your Audiobook free. I did it, you can
4.	Fireball Flint - Ep. 1 - Don't Worry M
5.	Audio Book - Enemies Domestic
6.	Machines and Me
7.	Chapter 2 caught in a Cold War Trap
8.	Tracey's Secret
9.	Parkinsons
10.	Runaway ... on Broadway (New Orleans)
11.	The Story
12.	The King of Fools
13.	Justifiable Homicide - Beginning
14.	The Horrid Yellow Boots
15.	From Drugs, Broken Marriages, and Big
16.	Remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis
17.	My Backpack As An Altar?
18.	The Girl With the Bow, Chapter Ten
19.	Enemies Domestic Wins Again
20.	Doctor Shot
21.	Diary of a First Year Kindergarten Tea
22.	Bel�n's lips
23.	Great Expectations (21st Century Londo
24.	THE VEGAS INCIDENT-a short story.
25.	The Bridge

Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

Awkward Homecoming (Returning Home Series # 1) by Trennis Killian

Boom! Pain! Blackness! After an RPG attack on their barracks in Afghanistan, corpsmen, Amber Fox and Luke Owens wake up in an Army hospital in Germany. Thus, begins a four-month recovery for both of them. Amber lost her left leg bel

Member BookAds

Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel by Jay Dubya

Black Leather and Blue Denim, A '50s Novel is adult literature for anyone who likes 1950s' teen culture. BL&BD has been given a 5 Star Rating by ebookpalace.com and by Midwest Review

Member BookAds

Looking For Georges Bizet on Planet Heaven by Armineh Ohanian

In this whimsical, thought-provoking novel, author Armineh Helen Ohanian presents a fantastic vision of how life might look after death. Martha, after attending her own funeral, travels to Planet Heaven

Member BookAds