From: reneemaria714@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 23:18:40 -0500
Subject: story submission
Source: direct

"Never the same"
by Renee Maria

Disclaimer: Not mine.
Category: Pre-Mulder-and-Scully-together; Scully POV
Summary: It's too short a story to have a summary...
Rating: PG

"Never the same"



I stand by my window and watch the rain fall, but it's 
just not the same. It can't be the same, ever again.

I fear that I will not be able to go on much longer, 
though I know not what will happen if I do...

I'm not alone, but it's different now. You're gone. 
I am alone...

I feel the midnight chill as I open my window to let in 
the rain. It is beautiful, just like you.

The rain whispers it's song as it falls to my bedroom 
floor. As I step fowards into the rain, I close my 
eyes and I can almost see you standing there outside 
my window.

I open my eyes again and I see you. You aren't far 
away, but I know I'll never reach you. I watch as your 
mouth slowly moves and I realize for the first time 
that it's not the rain that whispers. It's you.

I step closer to the window and close my eyes again. 
I know that when I open them once more you will be gone.

After another moment I step back away from the window, 
leaving it open as I slowly move towards my bed.

I pull down the silk sheets and lay down, placing my 
head on my pillow. I know that when I wake in the 
morning nothing will have changed...

Everything will be as it always has been.

But then I wonder...

What if things change? What if you are real?

I close my eyes and pray a silent prayer as I 
drift off to sleep.

Things will never be the same...


FIN

*I hope you liked the story! Kind of a short one 
but I just got the idea one night and wrote it 
down. If you have any questions, which I'm sure 
you do, please e-mail them to me and I promise I 
will respond to every one that I receive. Any other 
comments are also greatly appreciated! I love to get 
feedback! So send it on over! I know you want too...