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Crying Like Cassandra
100 Lyrics into Stories — No85
“Cassandra, why do you weep?” Death asked her when he finally came calling to her after ten days during which she slept not a wink.
“I thought you had forsaken me,” she said, her voice soft, and Death ran an affectionate hand along one of her cheeks.
“No, I’ve never forgotten. Not a day went by that I didn’t think of you, suffering out here with no one to care for you.”
“Then why did you make me wait?”
“Hope is a dreadful thing, Cassandra,” Death replied sadly. “I wanted to think you could survive without me. I was wrong.”
This is my third take on the 100 Story Challenge! Lyrics define these stories, and this piece‘s title was inspired by “Cassandra” from Florence & The Machine.
For the other stories in this iteration, check out the link below:
If you missed out on rounds one and two, I’ve linked both my original 100 Story Challenge list as well as my 100 Faces in 100 Stories list below for your perusal if you’re…
