3. [WP] A cryogenically frozen man awakens after a hundred years spent in hell.

[WP] A cryogenically frozen man awakens after a hundred years spent in hell.

The man from hell, some of them called me. Dante's son, others did. Hellboy, some asshole newspaper tried, printing my face on the cover with photoshopped red skin and horns. I told them how it was like now more times than I can count. "There is no fire?" "There is no pain? No suffering? No demons?" I tell them no. You know what hell is like? You really wanna know? Hell is a happy life. I told them, right after I woke up, that hell was the place I raised a family. Hell was Jasmine and my son Bruce, and the guys at work. Hell was my place in Jacksonville, and my favorite beer. I tell them that during my cryogenic sleep, I dreamed, but not like any dream. It was real. This is what hell is like. I was born, after I fell asleep, into a nice family. I grew up in the suburbs, I made friends. I got into college, I met Jasmine. I got married. I had no memory of being frozen. I was happy in Hell. I lived to be whatever years old, lying tired in a bed, surrounded by grandsons and happiness. And then the devil is only a voice, and it rings in your ear. "Wake up." And, "none of this is real." And you wake up back to real life. Lost. I told them all that. That yes, of course I love Karen, and I love my daughter Sue. I loved every second I spent with them, from the moment I woke up to now. But I miss Bruce, and I miss Jasmine. I miss hell. I miss what is not real, because I lived a whole life that does not exist, and I loved and cared for people that do not exist. They don't understand it, Sue and Karen. Even now, by my side on the bed, I try to tell them about Jasmine and I try to tell them about Bruce, but they don't get it. They think it was a dream I had, while frozen. It was real. It's just not anymore. Karen holds my hand, and I notice the blue rivers of veins across her pale skin. When did we get so old? "It's going to be ok, honey. We love you." That is true. They love me. At least I found love in real life. I rose from hell and did it all over again. "Yeah dad, we love you", Sue ads. I smile. I love them, too. Karen and Sue now both hold my hand, and lean closer to me. It feels good. To be loved. And then I hear a voice. "Wake up." It's not over.

/r/WritingPrompts Thread
Previous
Next

Recently removed from /r/WritingPrompts

[SP] No matter how much you drink you can't forget [WP] An adventuring party is hired to collect back taxes of a local dragon [WP] You wake up in the middle of the night with your paralysis demon cowering in the corner of your room, scared to death of whatever stands at the end of your bed. [WP] In a dingy, cyberpunk city, civility is a word missing from almost every gang's vocabulary, except for one. With the trappings of the romanticised mobsters of the 30s, they're equal parts loved and lauded for their strict code of conduct. You play by The Family's rules, or you're outta here. [WP] Turns out everyone's religion is "true," and they go to the afterlife they believe in most. You, an atheist, have just died. And the universe took you at your word when you joked about worshiping the Flying Spaghetti Monster. [WP] "Hey man, seeing ya after 5 years. How's life been?", "Just the same old, pal. Nothing much happened.", "Bro... I see you missing a hand and a leg.. your left eye is glowing green.. and your dog is constantly covered in BLUE flames... How in the world you feel nothing much happened?" [WP] An over-thinking scientist continually devises plans to get the main hero to notice them, though all of their attempts end up misinterpreted as desperate attempts to take over the world [WP] A creature beyond comprehension watches you, your every move is narrated in a calming voice all around you that you can’t pinpoint, and you believe you see cameras right outside your field of vision. [WP] While checking out an abandoned island with your new friends, you decide to look at the local pictures online. The only one nearby is a photo of you and your friends posted a month ago, before any of you even met. [WP] a witch is hired by some troubled parents, to frighten children into getting fit. [WP] "Attention, denizens of the Underworld. One among you tried to blackmail me, stating that unless I did as you wish, you would make public photos of me having a 'fairy princess' tea party with my human goddaughter in the Mortal Realm. I released those pictures for viewing myself this morning." [WP] As a little kid, you liked to pull harmless pranks on the local cryptids. As you grew older you realized the danger of going out into the woods and stopped visiting them. Turns out, the cryptids had fond memories of your antics and want to come and see you again. [WP] You are a supervillain who went undercover as a superhero for jokes, only to discover how corrupt the system is in the hero society. The system is so corrupt that you agree to lead a small group of superheroes to rebel against the unjust hero society. [WP] Everyone in the galactic community had heard the tales of Human endurance, it had been the stuff of story or nightmare in the decades since first contact. But nothing had prepared the Galactic Council for the first time a human representative broke out the Filibuster. [WP] You appear in an infinite white void of a room with nothing more than yourself, and a white piece of paper which reads, “You have been banned from existence.”

More Random Comments

Leva at the Reunion DAE fear deep sea creatures? Put the Republican Party on the Domestic Terrorist Watch List Orgasms more intense while fasting?! Priorities of respective governments Who’s promoting us on r/AskReddit again? The “upset teacher” starter pack Let’s all hack to force activision to deploy an anticheat!! Dealing with a hard call. Trying to siam kaypoh relatives during CNY Hostility doesn’t solve anything. Persuasion does... sometimes. What would Batman's contingency plan be for every main JoJo? (Parts 1 - 8) stack your chips like you've got some fucking balls AITA for telling on my teacher to my parents? I don’t think rapists/paedophiles deserve life in prison.