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Arguing (Finale - an interlude) 26/03 pg 2
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Author:  Lesley [ Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Arguing (Finale - an interlude) 26/03 pg 2

So I'm reading through Finale - for those that haven't read it - it's in the archives under my name - and this extra little bit suddenly pops up. More to come tomorrow.


“Welcome home, Hilda.”

“What? What did you say? Is that you Nell?”

A chuckle, “No, Hilda, Nell is still alive. Open your eyes now.”

“Can't hear you mumbling, everyone talks far too quietly. Anyway, what's the point of opening my eyes, these last few weeks I've hardly been able to see anything.”

“Wake up, Hilda, wake up and open your eyes! I promise you that you will be able to see clearly.”

The voice could not be denied and Hilda Annersley opened her eyes, she expected to see the pale walls of the hospital ward but instead she saw...a vast, colourless, almost featureless plain, she sat up, “Where on Earth am I?”

“No longer on Earth, Hilda.”

Hilda spun round, “Who said that? Where are you?”

“I am that I am. I am all around you, I have been here since before Time itself.”

Author:  Sugar [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:36 am ]
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Ohhhh looks interesting Lesley. Now I have a reason to check the board while I'm away for a few days!

Author:  Liane [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:02 am ]
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Lesley!!!!
I can't believe you left it there....actually, yes I can.
More please :D

Author:  Fiona Mc [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:11 am ]
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Thanks Lesley, really glad to see you writing again

Author:  Pat [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:45 pm ]
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Where else would Lesley leave it?!! Thanks for this - hope there's more to come.

Author:  Lesley [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:52 pm ]
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Hilda paled, “That's not funny,” she stated, her tone turning ice-cold, she turned around and gazed out onto the plain, her eyes automatically focusing on objects in the distance with ease. She watched without comprehension as a figure appeared some half a mile away. The figure slowly sat up and then stood. Hilda watched, able to see the figure's face, an old, old face that suddenly changed and became young once more. Limbs straightened, back unbent, the figure, a woman, stood straight and proud, her grey hair suddenly becoming a rich, vibrant brown. As she realised that she was regaining her youth she smiled, the smile lighting up her face and Hilda could not only see her joy but could feel it. Near to the figure a sudden white shaft of light appeared, it stretched up into a bland, colourless sky. The woman turned toward it and then walked over and allowed the light to envelope her and then she and the light disappeared. Hilda shook her head then raised her hand to inspect it...

“You might find this useful,” the voice spoke again.

In front of Hilda a small hand mirror suddenly appeared and she reached out and plucked it from mid air, “Thank you,” she murmured bringing the mirror up so she could view her face; she gazed at the young face reflected in the mirror for some time.

“About twenty-eight, I believe,” the voice said thoughtfully, “I had a feeling that would be the age you would choose.”

“I would choose?”

“Of course, once free to choose the body automatically returns to the age at which it feels most comfortable.”

Hilda shook her head, “I wasn't most comfortable at that age, I would have chosen far older, perhaps in my mid fifties – that was when I was at the height of my powers and experience.”

“Well now you have all of that power and experience but at the age of twenty-eight.”

Hilda did not reply, instead she just dropped the mirror and slowly turned round to look out over that vast plain once more. She watched as other men and women appeared, awoke then walked toward shafts of light, some shafts a brilliant white, others as black as night, still others red... “Where are they going?”

“Well that depends upon them, upon their character and their beliefs and upon Me.”

Hilda shook her head, “No, no this cannot be, this is a dream, I'm still in that hospital bed, this is a morphine induced dream, this is...” she stopped, she had turned back to where she had dropped the mirror, except it had not dropped, it was lying exactly where Hilda had released it, resting on nothing.

“It's only a minor trick,” the voice said somewhat disparagingly.

Hilda shook her head again, trying to deny the fact of her own senses, “Get out of my head!”

“Very well, if you'd rather I can speak from your hand...” Hilda looked down at her hand in astonishment as the voice came from between her fingers, “...or your foot...”

“Stop that!”

Author:  Sugar [ Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Arguing (Finale - an interlude) 25/02

Brilliant - thanks Lesley. More please (not that you ever listen!)

Author:  Fiona Mc [ Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:04 am ]
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I'm sure she'll listen now. :lol: Thanks Lesley

Author:  jmc [ Sat Feb 26, 2011 8:35 am ]
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Thanks Lesley. Hope there is more to come soon.

Author:  Lesley [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:11 pm ]
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Another chuckle, “My apologies, Hilda, but you must admit it was funny.”

“It was nothing of the sort and this is still just a dream, it has to be.”

“Why does it have to be a dream? Why cannot this be real? You have died after a long and happy life. You are now in limbo speaking with your G...”

“No, not possible. The only people that have ever spoken with God have been prophets, saints or the insane. I do not qualify.”

“Hmmmm, some of the prophets were probably also insane but I take your point. I do have a rather lamentable history of not talking to my people on Earth.”

“Then why did you do it?” Hilda looked curious.

Although impossible the voice seemed to shrug, “I wanted to see what would happen if I kept my interference to a minimum.”

“No, I refuse to believe you are who you say you are.”

“What else could I be, Hilda?”

Hilda shrugged, “I am in the last stages of my life, I know that, my mind is going.”

“Your mind is as sharp as it ever was, Hilda,” a pause then, “now what can I do to provide proof to my doubting Hilda?”

“Nothing you say will be proof, I maintain that you are my own mind working against me therefore anything you tell me will be...”

“Your first prayer to me – you were four years old, four years, three days, nineteen hours and twenty-four minutes,” the voice sounded very amused, “it was somewhat different to the normal prayer – but no less devout. In it you asked for something rather unusual – do you remember what?”

Hilda shook her head in some vexation, “How am I expected to remember something that happened ninety-six years ago?”

“A mere heart beat for Me, I was unable to grant your request, Hilda – you had, after all, just asked that your brother Simon's head be stuck on a spike on the Tower of London wall. In repayment for him removing the head of your new dolly, the one your parents had given to you for your fourth birthday. I did, however, make you feel better about it – and I did nudge Simon's conscience just a little so he stuck your doll's head back on. Do you remember now, Hilda?”

Hilda had slowly turned white as the voice was speaking, now she fell to her knees, “Lord.”

Author:  PaulineS [ Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:42 pm ]
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Thank you Lesley. Pleased the head was put back on Dolly.

Author:  Fiona Mc [ Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:09 am ]
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Thanks Lesley. Hilda is being very Hilda like :D

Author:  seven [ Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:22 pm ]
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This is brilliant Lesley. Thanks!

Author:  marni [ Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:25 pm ]
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Really enjoying this Lesley, Thanks.

Author:  shesings [ Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:03 pm ]
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Just caught up with this and it's wonderful! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Author:  chris84 [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:19 pm ]
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This is brilliant thank you. :D :D

Author:  Sugar [ Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:04 pm ]
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Brilliant Lesley, thank you

Author:  Chris S [ Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:08 pm ]
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Lovely story, could just imagine Hilda not wanting anyone to get the better of her. Thanks Lesley.

Author:  Lesley [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:36 pm ]
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A small sigh, “Rise up, Hilda, I do not require obeisance.”

Hilda remained where she was, “I don't understand, Lord, this is the form for worshipping You.”

Another sigh, “Well I don't actually require that you worship me, Hilda, not right at this moment. I mean it's not really necessary – why you humans seem to think that I would need to be worshipped I don't know.”

Hilda slowly stood, “Well if you don't require worship, Lord, what do you require?”

“A chat, acknowledgement, love – what does any sentient being require? We have similar needs, Hilda.”

Hilda looked puzzled, “But Lord, You are Almighty, You cannot surely need that, You give all to us, why would you need something from us?”

“You are made in My image, Hilda, remember? So why does it surprise you that the things that you require and need are also needed by Me? The most important thing for any being is to be loved.”

Author:  PaulineS [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:58 pm ]
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Thank you Lesley.

Quote:
“You are made in My image, Hilda, remember? So why does it surprise you that the things that you require and need are also needed by Me? The most important thing for any being is to be loved.”


If only more of us could learn that within and outside the Church.

George Bernard Shaw said
"Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it.

Unfortunately the hardest commandments are the most important to "to love and serve the Lord, your God and your neighbour as yourself.

As many do not love themselves then they have difficulties loving others and they can be in the church as well as outside.

We need to remember
Quote:
Hilda slowly stood, “Well if you don't require worship, Lord, what do you require?”

“A chat, acknowledgement, love – what does any sentient being require? We have similar needs, Hilda.”

Author:  Sugar [ Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:20 pm ]
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Thanks Lesley.

Author:  Fiona Mc [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:03 am ]
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Thanks Lesley, this is wonderful

Author:  Lesley [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:28 pm ]
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Hilda nodded, “Yes, it is,” she said quietly, “forgive me, Lord, that hadn't occurred to me.”

“Nothing to forgive, Hilda. I enjoy speaking to people, humans are especially fascinating to speak with, so many attempts to bargain with Me.”

“Bargain, Lord?”

“Oh yes, 'if you do this God, I'll do that,' 'I'll say three Hail Mary's if you cure my disease' 'If we win this war we'll sacrifice our first born...”

Hilda interrupted, “But surely no Christian would say the last?”

There was silence for some seconds then the voice spoke quietly, “It's not just Christians that pray to Me, Hilda.”

Author:  shesings [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:17 pm ]
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Yo Lesley, I've just found this -brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!!!! :D :D :D

Author:  Fiona Mc [ Sun Mar 27, 2011 3:42 am ]
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Thanks Lesley

Author:  jmc [ Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:27 am ]
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Very interesting. Thanks Lesley.

Author:  PaulineS [ Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:29 pm ]
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Thank you Lesley.

Author:  Carolyn P [ Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:22 pm ]
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Very interesting Lesley, thank you. :)

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