The Shadow People

The Shadow People

By Paul McCann

It was the middle of the day and he just had a swim in his pool felt very tired so he went to lie down in the hammock under the shade .

He woke up in a trance not knowing who he was or where he was or even what was going on . He slowly got out of the hammock and on his feet then he  wandered around aimlessly .around the pool . Then he saw them , many shadows were all around him but he was the only one present there . Everywhere he went the shadows followed him and he screamed out  ‘

“Leave me alone . What is it that you want ?”

They responded ,

“We want your shadow “

“Well take it then and go away , let me be  “

They surrounded him and set his shadow free.. Then the shadow people were  gone.

Standing right in front of everyone in the bar he had disappeared  from sight ,

No one cared care that he was standing there, he couldn’t accept wh  this had occurred . Nobody understood the invisible man and yet he was still the samew person . Deep down his heart broke in two because they used to be his friends , they used to listen to him ., He cared for  them in their needs and now he was a shadow person . He could still feel nut the hurt wasn’t healing in a hurry . He was there but somewhere else , he was a shadow of who he was , an invisible man stranded in the world as if he was on a deserted  island far out at sea or on another planet where no one had ever been  . He knew everyone around him but no one saw him .

He walked around the bra but there was no shadow . So he went outside and there was still no shadow and that’s when he remembered that they had taken away  his shadow . No matter where he went he was out of sight , like a ghost in the night .

He went back home and made some lunch , Watched a movie on TV , Then he rang a friend but no one answered . He took his mobile phone and sent some text messages to his friends but no one responded .

That evening he took a train trip into the city and walked around unseen . On the busy sidewalks he screamed out

“Why is this happening to me ?”

The shadow people cam and surrounded him /

“You are in a shadow world not and your shadow is living in the world that you see . Nothing has changed apart from you and your shadow changing places .

“How long will I be in the shadow world ?”

He asked .and the shadow people said .

,“Until we  decide you can return . The reason why you are here is because the sun in your heart has gone way  . Once you were happy , before the one you loved died . Now that she is gone you are still alive but there is a darkness inside you that is growing , You have cried all your tears , you have tried to forget but the sun in your heart has set on you and there’s nothing we can do unless you turn things around , the light of life within you has gone dim . Now its time to change or very soon all that will be left is a shadow without hope and healing . We need you to see another view of life . This is something that you have you had to learn . Now its time for you to change so that the sun in your heart can return . We have waited and watched for so long , now it’s time for you be strong , so that life and love will go on “

He replied .

“Its true what you say. I’ve locked myself away ever since the love of my life died . In one sense I also died with her . I promise to try and be strong from now on . Give me another chance , let me look for romance . Let me live again ?”

The sun shone down around that place and his shadow returned “

He saw the face of a beautiful girm approaching along the side walk and he spoke to her ‘

“Excuse me . I’m a tourist here in this city . Could you recommend any good restaurants around here “

The lovely lady smiled and spoke to him .

“I know this great place just a few blocks away . The food is delicious and it not expensive .  “

He was so happy that she could see him and hear him . Next he asked her ,

“I don’t know anyone here in this city , would  you do me a favour and join me for some food and a drink ?

“That’s the best offer I’ve had all week . Ok I’d love too “

She said .

That night the sadness had left him and he felt a new light glowing inside him .

As the weeks passed he fell had found a new love in his life and everything had turned around for the better . It was like a miracle  had happened to him .

All of his sadness and sorrow now that was inside him had become a shadow of how he used to be .

The End

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