Silence and death part 1 - a story I made up out of boredom
Jesse had come to love the Nature Realm. This was her fourth retreat and she had come to think of David and Alana as family. Whenever life was too much, she sought relief in silence, and the silent retreats had become an annual tradition. But, whooo buddy, would it be enough this time? you see, Jesse was dying. It felt like Death was fucking with her in particular. Why? Because of her husband Mark. Jesse and Mark got married when they were 25. When Mark was 28 he died, motorcycle accident. Now only four years later, Death was sniffing around her door again. After Mark's death, that was the first time Jesse sought out the silent retreat. All the sad faces and condolences constant in her everyday life, weren't helping. A place where no one knew her and even if they did, they couldn't talk to her? Were encouraged to not even acknowledge her? Sounds perfect! That first retreat h...