“It's you from yesterday, you saved my life.” She spoke to him; Thor smiled and held her in his powerful embrace. “What’s been happening?”
“For the past couple of months I have been watching you from afar, those creatures were disguising themselves as police officers. They are known as the Raids and are evil spirits from the Dark Lands.”
“Where are the Dark Lands?” asked a confused Kimberly.
“The Dark Lands is home to the enemies of myself and my father Odin, we have a truce with them at the moment that no one from Asgard or the Dark Lands is to bring war again. But it seems like some of the Raids is now causing this to happen again.”
“What do they want from me though?”
“To cause a war, they need a human sacrifice and unfortunately their oracle has predicted your soul to be the best sacrifice to cause a war, bring on an apocalypse to this world and turn it into the new Dark Lands. Yesterday they planned to kidnap you at the factory so I came to stop them, but on my way down to Earth those two Raids attacked me which caused me to fall in the factory and accidently destroy it.”
“Well at least you have got me some time off work.” Giggles Kimberly to Thor and trying to bring some light heart on the situation, they both glance at each other for a moment. His lips then softly touch hers, his mouth felt warm and tender, he brushes his hands through her blonde and stringy hair. She held on to him tightly, Kimberly knew he would not be able to stay with her and that he would have to go back to Asgard.
“I have to go back for a little while, I need to speak with my father and update him on this situation. But I promise I will be back in no time, please keep yourself safe but I will be watching over you.”
Tears start to fill her eyes but she knew this is the only way for them to be together. He holds her for a moment and kisses her again. The sun began to fall to let the moon take over the sky. As dusk appeared Thor released Kimberly from his embrace.
“I promise I will come back for you.” He spoke deeply but softly. He then trudged down the path, Kimberly watched him walk away until he was no longer in sight. The tears that filled her eyes now began to fall down her warm rosy cheeks. She looked up at the sky and noticed a shooting red light head to the sky. It was Thor going back to Asgard.
“Please come back soon.” She spoke out loud. “I will wait for you.”
The Eve of Christmas
This short story is also included in Christmas Gifts, first published November 2019.
It hardly ever snowed on Christmas Eve in England, especially on the coastal town of Cleethorpes, however mother nature decided to grant us all an early gift for a white Christmas. As there was no school because of the winter break I had the chance to go and explore the area all covered in white. There had been a good six inches of snow that’d fallen from the early hours of the morning. My parents had left yesterday to go visit my grandparents, but I chose to stay at home to look after our pet dog, Hunnie. She was a Staffordshire bull terrier, just vaguely a puppy with light golden brown fur with a white fur chest. Before my parents left, my mother gave me a couple of dos and don’ts round the house, although I was seventeen she still treated me like a child.
“Also Eve. Last of all, no parties.” She told me before they were on their way.
Today I was taking Hunnie on my brief adventure out into the snow. This was the first time she had ever stepped foot on the white ice cold substance. Wrapping up warm in my UGG boots and thick woollen coat with a butterfly styled woollen hat with matching scarf. I had put on a little doggy coat for Hunnie too. We made our way towards the seafront. The snow had stopped falling by the time we headed outside, along Cambridge street up to the promenade area. There were hardly any moving cars on the road, nature had taken its cause to blanket the roads over. Anyone who’d tried to drive in this weather, they were stuck on the intact snow along the edges of the road. As I walked by the street, I noticed the welcoming light of the Globe Coffee shop, I thought to myself that I would head there after our brief walk.
As we reached the barrier to the sea wall, the clouds opened and let the thick snowdrops fall again only this time they were twice as thick. The wind blew strongly along with the fallen snow, I tried to look down at Hunnie who was struggling to walk through the elements. I picked her up and hurried us quickly as I could towards the Globe. The owner had spotted us approaching through the big open window and kindly opened the front door for me before I got there.
“Are you both alright?” the owner kindly asked me.
I nodded at him through shivering teeth and sitting down at a large vintage table. The owner was called Matthew, he was such a
