Pre-Introduction to my Novella Summer To Sodom
Prologue - A Dream
Solomon had a monkey on his back. The imp had paid him a visit in the late hour of the night when he was fast asleep. Solomon was aware he was in a deep sleep, he couldn’t open his eyes. He was dreaming. It was a trick dream as it started out very smooth, very casual. He stood in a room lit by a dim red light. He walked around and got himself dressed in a brand-new black suit. He buttoned his pressed black shirt, put on a black tie, and his black socks and he tied his new shiny black shoes.
He stepped before the mirror to check himself. He was indeed handsome. He was reminded of his father during the old days, those Sunday mornings before they left for church. Black was his father’s favorite color.
As Solomon stood before the mirror and admired himself, Atarah appeared in the background. She wore black as well and her smile lit up like a star in the midnight sky, “handsome,” she said. He stuck his chest out. He was astute a true gentleman. He turned around and watched as she disappeared beyond the darkness.
When he returned his gaze to the mirror it was then he noticed the blood on his freshly cut hair. It splattered like spilled paint over his head. His heart started to pound in slow intervals. He was confused and when he took a closer look at himself the blood began to gush and fall over his forehead, it dripped over his eyes and his beard, and landed on his fresh black shirt. His heartbeat harder. He lifted his hands and glanced at his palms--horrified, as they were covered with red blood. The blood dripped onto his shiny black shoes. He dropped down to his knees in fear, but then he was awakened by the lite brush of Atarah’s body against his skin, and the quiet moan from her peaceful breathing. The pounding in his heart subsided as he stared at the ceiling. He relaxed as he realized all it was.
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