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Jeudi 17 avril 2008

Le Reflet dans la Vitre

 

            La rame de métro crissait et grinçait comme un prédateur de fer, tandis que ses soubresauts berçaient doucement Gilles, dont les yeux se fermaient malgré eux, en dépit des nombreux cafés qu’il avait avalés pour tenir jusqu’au bout de cette interminable journée. Assis sur un strapontin, le front contre la paroi de métal, il comptait mentalement les stations qui s’égrenaient une à une jusqu’à son arrêt.

            Il n’y avait pas beaucoup de monde à cette heure-là, mais la plupart des sièges de la voiture étaient occupés. Face à lui, une mère devisait gaiement avec sa petite fille habillée de rose. Un petit garçon la regardait, comme fasciné, accroché à la barre, serré contre les jambes de son père en pleine conversation au téléphone. Le strapontin près de Gilles était inoccupé, mais ni le petit garçon ni son père ne semblaient vouloir s’en servir. Soudain, tous sursautèrent : sans crier garde, un musicien ambulant venait de faire siffler son accordéon et entonnait une chanson aussi éreintée que lui.

            Gilles ferma les yeux. La musique couvrait les hurlements du métro dans les tunnels, mais elle l’irritait plus qu’elle ne le détendait. Avec un petit sourire, il imagina avec quel plaisir il glisserait son disque favori de musique classique dans sa chaîne hi-fi en rentrant chez lui. Une voix féminine annonça l’arrêt juste avant le sien. Son sourire s’élargit et il ouvrit les yeux. Ce qu’il vit alors lui coupa le souffle, et il regarda autour de lui avec stupeur, incapable de faire le moindre mouvement ou de prononcer la moindre parole devant l’improbable spectacle qui s’offrait à ses yeux.

            Le train s’était arrêté. Pas dans une gare, mais dans un tunnel obscur. Il faisait soudain chaud, sa peau le brûlait, pour une raison qu’il ne pouvait s’expliquer, tandis qu’il tremblait de froid ; pourtant, ce n’était pas ce qui le préoccupait pour le moment. L’accordéon du musicien s’était tu brusquement dans un accord dissonant, et un à un, les voyageurs s’étaient mis à pousser des hurlements d’horreur. Bouche bée, Gilles se leva de son strapontin en tremblant, les yeux rivés sur les voyageurs en face de lui, contenant tant bien que mal le haut-le-cœur qui l’avait soudain saisi. A la place de la jeune femme à la silhouette avenante qu’il avait vue quelques instants plus tôt, se tenait un corps écorché, comme brûlé au troisième degré, vêtu des lambeaux d’étoffes ensanglantées et serrant fébrilement dans ses bras une petite fille défigurée dont le visage à vif suintant de sang n’avait plus rien d’innocent. La petite se débattait, tentant de repousser de ses maigres forces l’être terrifiant qui la tenait prisonnière. Et plus elle la repoussait, plus celle-ci la serrait contre elle en criant d’effroi. A la place du petit garçon fasciné et de son père s’agitaient à présent deux écorchés hystériques. Ce qui avait été un enfant s’était détaché rapidement de ce qui avait été son père et reculait maintenant vers la porte à côté de laquelle Gilles restait tapi. Il vit avec angoisse que le crâne de la chose qui se déplaçait vers lui était ouvert, révélant une matière blanchâtre qu’il n’eut aucun mal à identifier.

            Des cris stridents poussés derrière lui le firent sursauter, et il se mit à courir entre les sièges sans regarder derrière lui. Cependant, ce qu’il voyait en avançant dans la rame le glaçait d’horreur : partout, les gens paraissaient s’être transformés en êtres répugnants, semblables à des cadavres sanguinolents en panique. Les uns se repoussaient, les autres s’agrippaient, tous se débattaient. Alors qu’il arrivait au bout de la deuxième rame, il vit l’un d’eux en poignarder un autre. A sa grande stupéfaction, ce dernier ne parut pas le moins du monde affecté, malgré le ruisseau de sang qui s’échappait de son ventre. Au comble de la terreur, Gilles poussa un cri rauque.

Tout à coup, on le poussa brutalement et, en tombant contre les portes fermées, il eut pleinement conscience de la furieuse cavalcade qui résonnait à présent dans la voiture. Il entendait nettement le cliquetis des portes dont on actionnait vainement les loquets, le claquement des strapontins qui se relevaient brusquement, le couinement des chairs sanguinolentes dans les chaussures martelant le sol au pas de course…

            Puis il se releva, s’appuyant sur ses paumes et s’étonnant de découvrir ses mains également largement cloquées et écorchées. Son souffle se fit plus rapide, et il n’osa pas détourner le regard de ses mains tremblantes, conscient de la vitre qu’il avait maintenant face à lui et qui, avec son fond noir, ne manquerait pas de lui renvoyer son image. « Oh, mon Dieu, faites que je ne sois pas comme eux », murmura-t-il en retenant péniblement un sanglot. Un fuyard le bouscula, et il vit malgré lui son reflet dans la vitre.

Dieu n'avait pas entendu sa prière. 

 

KAB

par Kim Ann Burden publié dans : Nouvelles communauté : Gardiens des Mondes Fantasy
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Lundi 8 octobre 2007
Under the hood.
 
            I’d spotted this girl on my first day back to school. Well, I hadn’t really seen her, but nearly figured out the shape of her face from under the huge black hood she was constantly wearing even at hottest hours of the day, when the skin became sticky with sweat triggered by the mere action of breathing. Most guys whom I’d heard talking about her said she was strange and somehow intriguing, but the way they spoke about her always left me a vague feeling of insecurity. Still, there was no such thing as her silhouette when she was wandering in the courtyard, with her back straight and her swift steps, one would have thought she was dancing.
            She scarcely attended classes because of the shadow she covered her head with. Many times had I witnessed teachers losing temper and shouting her out of the class. Head down, without a visible face expression, she would leave, as if removing her hood implied anything perilous for her. Other kids in the class would laugh or shake their head, but as soon as she closed the door behind her, everything went as though she had never existed. I would then wonder about all the reasons that could explain her resistance to the teachers, but nothing seemed relevant to me, and I kept trying to convince myself it was just a way for her to attract attention on her. Everybody else seemed to think the same, anyway.
            It took me months before I found the courage to talk to her. It happened by chance, during the morning break, when she was trying to retrieve a can of juice from the vending machine in the hallway. The can was stuck and she obviously didn’t dare make a fuss about it. Although I was speaking with some friends, I couldn’t help watching her for I was curious to see whether she would turn angry or sad, or even ask for help. But she seemed not to be aware of the world around her, facing the vending machine helplessly, while no one appeared to have noticed.
- The sad thing about life is that you have to fight for everything, I said when my feet had taken me close to her. Even for a stupid can of juice.
            She barely turned my way to look at me, but by the way she started, I knew she hadn’t expected anyone to give her a hand. Knowing my friends and other kids would be watching me, I gave a solid shake at the machine and the can crashed with a heavy thud in the cradle. She picked it up quickly and turned towards me with her head down.
- Thank you, she whispered and at that very moment I wished I could grab a corner of her hood and pull it away so I could look into her face.
            Before my wish had become an impulse, she was gone, and my friends were staring at me with what looked like skepticism. Yet, from the next day on, I noticed she was watching me too, and therefore allowed myself to think that, having made the first move, she would eventually consider me as friendly. But she didn’t, keeping with me the same distance as with the others.
            Weeks passed, and I met her one Saturday at the mall, in front of a pile of dying creams. She seemed to hesitate between a black or a plum dye. The occasion was so perfect I was talking to her before I could even think of what to say.
- Looking for a new dye? I said.
            She started, but I had prepared myself for it so I just smiled and waited for her to collect herself.
- Yes, she whispered, and I hoped she would add something to give me time to fuel the conversation, but she remained silent.
- I think the plum would suit you, I blurted out.
            To my relief, she raised her head and smiled, and it was the most beautiful, heartwarming smile I had ever seen.
- How do you know? she asked defiantly.
            I could read her mind without even seeing her eyes, and it made me feel foolish; her question was at the same time an invitation to say more and a warning. Still, I wouldn’t stop at the latter.
- I’ve never seen your face, but I can tell from the color of your skin, I answered.
            As a matter of fact, the complexion of the model whose smiling picture was all over the package was exactly the same as hers. She realized I’d been guessing and smiled again.
- You’re nice, she said. Thank you, but I need to think about it some more.
            She was putting a polite end to our conversation but I was not ready to let go yet.
- What is the actual color of your hair? I asked pointblank.
            She looked shocked and embarrassed, just as though I had asked about her underwear or something intimate. Her hand raised to her hood and seized it instinctively while her eyes stared at me with fright.
- They… They’re black, she faltered.
            A mischievous voice inside was urging me to pull the hood off, while in the meantime I was growing anxious not to hurt her feelings, and as my eyes kept locked on the hood she started moving backwards, putting distance between us, step by step. I found myself following her, as though hypnotized by the secret she was clumsily trying to protect.
- Just leave me alone! she shouted, and she started running.
            It took me two long strides to reach her and grab her hood. As I pulled it off, a bundle of flaxen blond hair went loose, and she stopped suddenly.
- Oh, my gosh!
            Customers in the mall were watching us, and at the very end of the aisle I could see the security officers were peeping at us.
- Why did you do that? she yelled at me angrily.
            I had never seen such a beautiful girl before, and my eyes were restlessly staring at each piece of her wonderful looks. She pulled her hood on again and started walking away.
- Why do you keep hiding under this stuff? I asked her, barely keeping up with her pace.
- Oh, please!
            She suddenly stopped and faced me.
- How do you expect me to walk around with this? She asked, pointing her finger at her head.
            It didn’t look like an invitation, but considering the fact I was already guilty for offending her, I dared pull the hood off again, gently. It felt like undressing her.
- Your hair is beautiful, I said. You should show it.
- My hair is blond. Touch it!
            I thought I’d heard wrong, but she took my hand and pressed it on her head. It felt warm and soft, just like mine.
- It’s perfect, I said, longing to drown my face into it.
- I’m a black girl! she cried. My hair shouldn’t naturally be like this in the first place!
            It sounded so silly to me I started laughing, but when I saw the tears in her eyes I realized it meant much more for her. It had never occurred to me that having the same physical specifics as other people one looked like could be so important. To me, it looked like a wonderful eccentricity of nature, a path between styles, like an artistic experience.
- All I see is that you are beautiful, I said. What if you don’t match a stereotype?
            She shook her head to and fro.
- It used to be different, she said. Then I wanted to try something new, and shaved it off. It made me look funny, but I liked it. And then it started growing again, but it wasn’t the same anymore.
            While she spoke, I figured myself in her position and thought I would have felt as embarrassed as she had. Then we stood silently facing each other, probably wondering both what should be our next move. I had an idea, though.
- Let’s go hang around together, I said with a shrug.
            Her eyes widened, her mouth opened.
- Don’t you think I’m a freak? she asked.
            I had already spoken my mind to her so many times I didn’t want to repeat myself once more, so I let my deeds speak for myself and kissed her. And when she looked into my eyes after that, a sudden certainty grew inside me, that my friends at school would definitely hate me.
 
KAB
par Kim Ann Burden publié dans : Nouvelles
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