Death from Lack Of Fear

When President Roosevelt Franklin said 'We have nothing to fear but fear itself.' ...isn't that only true to a certain extent?....

"Fear is neither good nor bad. It is a necessity. Without it we become reckless. No one enjoys fear, but that's part of being human." -MCM


I back into the cave, my gun in it's holster at my waist. I was ready for this. He wouldn't dare to come near me now. Why should I fear him? Everyone regards me as a heroine. They admire me. It's only a matter of time until he thinks of me the same way. I'm not afraid of him. I'm not afraid of any one or anything. As, I continued to ponder this I proceeded farther and farther into the damp darkness of the cave. A twig snaps and I'm lurched back out of my thoughts and into reality. My hand fly's to the loaded gun at my side, my stance is ready, waiting. I turn swiftly with a triumphant smirk upon my face, prepared to shoot down my opponent. But...there's no one there. I relax my position, confused perhaps, but unconcerned. My courage was immense. Stretching out far beyond any other man or woman.

I move to turn around, but my face meets something cold and hard. A laugh emerges from somewhere in the pitch black of my so called fortress. Being held in place by the unknown object pressed against my cheek, I was unable to SEE who it was...but I knew. And I couldn't believe it. It was him. The very opponent I had been hunting only moments ago. I couldn't be sure because it had been so long, but i was almost positive that the shiver that ran down my spine, was actually fear. I haven't feared anything for years. To feel it now...was life changing. And I had a feeling...it wasn't a good change.

©2008