The Lullaby

Mirage · Post by **Mirage** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:48 am

The lullaby

by Mirage

"So, Clair, the baby's doctor will come around eight pm, ok?" Ms O'Reily told the baby sitter.
"Yes, Madame." Clair smiled. "Honey, let's go, we'll be late for the concert!" Mister O'Reily said quickly grabbing his wife by the left shoulder. "If anything happen's, call me on my cell!" he said to Clair, rushing out the door. "Everything will be ok, Tom, Diane." Clair smiled at them.
Closing the door, Clair smiled and lock the door. She walked upstairs and went to see little Herbert, who was sleeping quietly in his bassinet. She smiled and kiss the baby on the forehead and went downstairs and cleaned the messy kitchen that the couple left. Being a clean freak, she felt obligated to do it. After an hour, she sat down and switched the tv on. Flipping through channels, she didn't find any interest in the programs.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. She look at the clock at saw it was only around 6:45pm. She got up and went to the door. Slowly opening the door, she saw a tall slim man covered with along tall black coat and a strange hat on his bald head. "I'm here to see little Herbert." He said with a crackling voice. "You are early! Please do come in, doctor." Clair said, opening the door. He gave a smile and slowly walked in. "Herbert is upstairs sleeping." Clair smiled. He smiled and look at her "You are an android. Interesting.". "How do you know?" she gasped, her secret revealed that she hides from anyone who knows her. Clair looked around confused and ashamed. "Don't worry, I won't let no one know..." the man smiled. "May I sit down and have a small chat with you?" he asked her, sitting down on a chair. She nodded and sat also, facing him. "Miss, how do you feel about little Herbert upstairs?" he asked her with a strange smile. "Herbert..? I.. I love him... I have been babysitting him since he was born. The O'Reily trust me with him. I would protect him at all cost." she replied with a serious tone. "At all cost?" he asked her. "Yes... even if I am an artificial human, I would gave my life for him." she said, looking at the floor. "Sadly, you don't have a soul to give." he laugh out a bit. She look at him with angry eyes "Doctor, please do your business and leave the house.". The old man, amused, got up and walked slowly upstairs.

Arriving to the baby's room, he smiled and left out a faint breath out. Clair was right behind him, looking at all his actions. He come in and look at Herbert, who was still sleeping like an angel. He then reached in his coat and took out a strange looking bear. "I never seen this kind of bear before?" Clair said, looking at the bear. "I make them with my own two hands." he smiled, putting the bear beside Herbert. He then look at Herbert and a tear came out of his right eye. "Are you ok?" she asked him. He nodded "My job is done here, I must leave." he said, looking at Herbert one last time. He walked down the stair and went for the door. Opening the door, he turn to Clair "You don't know how lucky you are not be human." he said, tears in his eyes.
"What? What do you mean?" she asked confused. He didn't say nothing but his name and left.

About an hour later, The O'Reily arrived with an old man. Clair opened the door, looking at the time. "What are you guys doing here so early, it's almost 8:00pm." she asked confused.
"The concert was cancelled and on our way back, we saw Doctor Coner arriving to the door too." Tom said coming in. "Doctor Coner? The doctor already came for Herbert one hour ago." The O'Reily and the old man look at each other confused. "What was his name?" Ms O'Reily asked. "Crib, Mister Crib Death... Why?" Clair said confused.

The only sound heard after was a scream from Miss O'Reily, opening the door to little's Herbert room.

The end

Kamino · Post by **Kamino** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:29 am

is it just me or are all mirage's writings rather morbid? Especially with the endings????

Pleasureunit · Post by **Pleasureunit** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:07 am

Dude, what the fuck?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Toni

PS: Love 'em all, Mirage! Keep writing!!!!!!

Mirage · Post by **Mirage** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:16 pm

Halloween is coming! Just setting the mood!!!!!!

I guess I am just tired of the same old endings we all seen before in the past.

Can't say I am not original in my stories, eh? (L)

For romance stories or happy endings, I still do them.. sometimes....

But right now, The weather is getting cold... dark...scary....

Just the way I like my Halloweens...!!!!!

Mirage

Mooninite 1 · Post by **Mooninite 1** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:29 pm

I like most of Mirage's work. But this one, I don't quite get it.

dale coba · Post by **dale coba** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:18 pm

Fantasy, I'm all for that.
Sexual Issues, we've all got some.

I support Mirage sharing these stories.
I can't say that I like his stories. Some of them are rather disturbing-strange or I can't see the point, compared to the scores of stories I've read from the various archives. I would hope that Mirage is aware that his issues might say more about him than he acknowledges (only if Mirage is not inherently self-reflective).

I suspect that I could not validate/tolerate living in proximity, if the manic energy and other very curious characteristics of the stories, were too strong a reflection of the author, outside of the writings. But this is a space apart, and a good place for something you know wouldn't or shouldn't work in the real world.

Like I used to say about Robin Williams, "Yes, but I worry that he can't turn it off." (not that I think Mirage is a chronic abuser of coke or amphetamines).

Trying to be tactful and constructive,
Dale Coba
(maybe failing)

htb21 · Post by **htb21** » Tue Sep 30, 2003 10:42 pm

wow mirage i support all the work you do, you are original and have a very independant style, and at first this was looking like a really cool story, but man that ending was well over the top.

Mirage · Post by **Mirage** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:41 pm

Well, let's see...

I have written :

Comedies (Chef Antoine and others)
Romance (New girl on the block and others)
Western (The bounty Hunter)
Horror (Like this one and others)
Action/mysteries dark futures (AD Polices anb others)

To make it simple, I like to change my taste here and there.

Some of you don't like my stuff, some love it.

I am proud of my stories and art and I find myself do try to be original every times with twist endings and plot twist.

Please DO REALISE my stories are not about Wacking off most of the time.

I put "sex" content when I find it helps the story, not just "because" it should be in all of it.

If you don't like it, simply don't read it. That's what I do to some stories I see here.

Mirage

PS: Here, I should explain the story a bit

Again, I must point out, I have written many different tales in my life and I post the only few with gynoids here in this forum.

This time, the story is about "Death", well, more a "what if?" "Crib Death" had a physical form, like "the Grim Reaper".

A dark man who collects babies souls. Obiouisly, he doesn' t like it, but that's his job.

When he meet's the android, he find it amusing that this android is the protecter of the baby. If she had a soul, maybe he would have taken her's instead of the baby. Sadly, she's a robot, so, byebye little Herbert.

Being an android, she can't realise she just face "death" in a physical form. I think Machines could never accept any "spiritial lifeforms" as ghosts or possessions. Can't say I beleive in them myself.

So, I felt like writting a "horror" tale about Death.

Of course it will be morbid! That's the point of it. Give you chills!
Going "what the fuck was that!"

I think I manage to do it! (L)

Mirage

PS: To any one who judge me by my stories, I am honnored, because I put a little of me in all of them.. Bwahahahahaha... Except that "enuck" story, that was just for "Shock" value!(L)

I am even more fun in real life.... now, that is scary!!!!!

Mooninite 1 · Post by **Mooninite 1** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 2:50 pm

Oh. NOW I get it.

1001011001 · Post by **1001011001** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:44 pm

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............creepy cool....I'm almost scared to think what your christmas story will be like

GZ02 · Post by **GZ02** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:41 pm

Mirage, my memory's really sloppy - I can't put a name to a story no matter how well-written it is - but I can definitely notice your style. It's got a great quality about it, especially this story! You definitely have a way with the reader's imagination. I'm trying to shake this one off though but don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking it.

It's a great story but maybe next time I'll have the foresight to LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON when I read stuff like this!

(Mommy, I don't want to go downstairs...it's too dark...)

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