Portrait of Loneliness 
by Amanda Berendt
Copyright 2002.

Time – some time after 'Last Knight'

   Walking through the empty house
   Tears in my eyes
   This is how the story ends
   This is goodbye

 
     The silence of the empty room was interrupted by the screech of
metal as the sliding door opened, revealing a tall figure. The noise
from the aging steel echoed through the apartment.
     The man was dressed in a long black overcoat with a black
fedora covering his closely cropped ash hair.  His clothing stood in
stark contrast to the paleness of his skin.  He stepped through the
open door into the long empty room, letting the door grind shut
behind him.  It had been many years since he had visited the city and
even longer since he had been inside this apartment.
     Crossing the room, he searched for signs of its former
occupant, but found none readily apparent.  He stopped when he
reached the long cold fireplace at the center of the outside wall. 
Running his fingers over the ornately carved dragons on the gothic
facade of the mantel, he closed his eyes and remembered that night,
years ago.  This is where it had all happened - that single moment
which had changed everything forever.  His stoic expression gave way
to something resembling sorrow.  Although his exterior still showed
the powerful arrogance it always had, there was nothing behind it.
     Outside the large windows, the lights of the city shone in the
distance.  It would be dawn soon.  For one of the few times in his
long life, he wasn't sure what he was going to do.  He had no plans
beyond the here and now.  Perhaps he would stay here.  Perhaps he
would make a new life here in this city that still held the memories.
 
 End.

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Disclaimer: Although no names are mentioned in this piece, no
copyright infringement is meant.  The characters and locations are
property of Sony, Inc.  I am just  borrowing.

 

It isn't really a story, but a picture or a scene I keep getting in
my head when I hear the song "Knowing Me, Knowing You" by ABBA. (FYI-
the song is sung by Canadian actor David Keeley, aka Robert from
Human Factor in the Broadway show Mamma Mia)