Tea Time Tales

By Charlotte L R Kane

Tea Time Tales is a collection of poetry and fiction under 1000 words. There is a mixture of humor, drama, love, and tension. There is something for everyone in this anthology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charlotte Kane
• Release date: Mar 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215551400

Charlotte L R Kane

I have a degree in Business Management and started writing in 2006 when I was first introduced to fanfiction. From there my passion from writing has been discovered. However, it was only in 2012 that I decided to start writing stories that were not fanfiction and came across the option to have my work published. I started by adapting some of my fanfictions into ‘proper’ pieces of works and published them. From there I have continued my writing journey and expanded my style and genres. Although I prefer to write about the darker sides of life, I love the challenge of exploring situations and genres that I have not done before. For me, writing is about escaping reality. It is freedom. You can create the world, choose who lives and dies, decide if good or evil will prevail. It’s expressing your thoughts and feelings.

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AUTHOR NOTE

This is a collection of poetry and short stories that I have written over the years and have decided to collate into an anthology. The stories are short stories, most around 200-250 words each, so they are quick reads. Please enjoy this collection.

BRIGHT GREEN EYES

Those eyes

They are beautiful

Gorgeous even

He could lose himself in those pools

He could happily drown in them

He was mesmerised as he stared into them

They glistened when she smiled

He could see fish swimming in them

How he wished he could swim in those eyes

He would happily swim through those pools for hours Days even

She smiled at him, and his heart beat faster

He could feel himself being sucked into these eyes

His body shimmered as he was transported

He watched his existence disappear

Reappearing in his new home

Those eyes

Those bright green eyes

EVERYTHING

Your skin is like ice

Mine is like fire

You’re all that I want

You’re my heart’s desire

You’re cold to the touch

Your skin is like stone

Feels like electricity

Shooting through all my bones

You are the predator

I am the prey

Seeing you struggle

Kills me everyday

I love you

Even though you’re a monster

But to me, you are everything

That I need

And more

FADING AWAY

My mind is racing

My thoughts are jumbled

My heart beats slower

My body weakens

The darkness takes over

He takes me in his arms

He covers me

Hides me, consumes me

I feel myself falling

My eyes begin to close

My body begins to fade

My heart starts to stop

He smiles down at me

Wraps me in his arms

Pulls me closer

Laughs

I smile as I start to disappear

The hurt, the pain

It goes

I fade away

HOME

Cold. Shiver. Wind

Quiet Nothing moves

No rustling No howling

Darkness Dim light

Light reflects off car windows

Silence The fox sneaks through the grass

Cautious Careful

Ripping Dragging

Cans lay still on the road

The bag is ripped open

Fox leaves Proudly

Screeching Slamming Thudding

Beeping as the door open

Banging as it closes

Thumping as he ascends

Clunking as he fumbles with the key

Clink as metal meets frame

Cha-chunk, cha-chunk, cha-chunk

Horns blare Whizzes by

Silence Darkness

Home

THE HUNTED

I am the predator

You are the prey

I am the hunter

You are the kill

You sustain me

Fill my hunger

Your blood runs through my veins

I feel your heart beating

As I lean closer

I press my lips

Against your neck

Your pulse races

Your breath increases

You become still

Your body stiffens

My lips caress your neck

Feel the blood flowing

My teeth ache, I need to taste

I smell your hair Strawberries

And your body smells of apples

My teeth gently pierces your skin

You gasp but do not move

I bite harder, deeper

Feel your body relaxing against mine

Your blood flows through me

Making me feel alive

I hold you gently as I feed

Feel your body weaken

Hear your thoughts

Share my thoughts

We are one; we feed each other

Without you I am nothing

Without me you are powerless

I slowly retract, the blood seeps

Down your arm

You look but are not scared

There’s no need to be afraid

You know I do not harm

I wipe my mouth

Need to stay clean

For the next process

I open my wrist

My blood seeps

Watch your mouth lower

Wrap around the wound

I hear you drink

Hear each