Benny (the change) by barryjeffer
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The time is one year before Benny's family moved to Anytown.
Benny was never afraid of anything, he would do things most other kids would run from. But he never did things for show, he just felt compelled to prove himself to himself alone...
Then there came a day when he was pushed into doing an act of complete stupidity by a classmate at school. "Try it... just a little", the kid kept saying. Benny knew it was dumb, not to mention most likely deadly. His pride finally got the best of him and slowly he took the quarter the other kid was holding out to him and scooped up the mercury from the counter top. His hand trembled causing him to nearly let the liquid slip off the coin as he tipped it between his lips. There was no taste, nothing seemed to change, that was until a few hours later. It was very early the next morning, well before daylight when Benny awoke in a sweat, feeling burning and cramping in his midsection... gasping for breath, he yelled for his mom. The ride in the ambulance was hazy, as he slipped into and out of consciousness. The next memory he had was of being in a room, white and sterile but brilliant beyond anything he had ever seen. He was surrounded by silhouettes of beings, all shrouded in pure white energy. They had no real forms, just shimmering outlines. He knew he wasn't in the hospital, but where was he...? "Am I dead.. he wondered, not asking but thinking the words. The answer came immediately, "You are not dead preciously, and you don't belong here". Again, no words were spoken, he heard it not with his ears but seemingly just "felt" them. "You must return to where you were before". In the next instant he could hear voices, this time with his ears... "Oh my God, he's alive... Get a doctor". Benny eyes opened enough to see he was in what looked to him like the meat locker at the butcher shop in town...then he passed out again.
Comments (58)
Richardphotos
you always come up with such involved and heavy hitters. superb work
Razor42
Awesome work, grim scene!
Faemike55
Very cool scene and story! Looking forward to the next installment
barryjeffer
The doctors couldn't believe their eyes, but even when they did, they didn't give him much chance of making it for long... The mercury should have already destroyed his organs.. but in the next weeks Benny became stronger and stronger, the poison seemed to have had no lasting effect at all... That remained to be seen.
lisalisette
Great story and image my friend.. I can't wait to see the follow up :))
PREECHER
I love the story...sounds like death and then return to the living...so he was on the other side for a few...but i'm confused why he's in a meat locker...he is hallucinating perhaps...regardless...love the dynamic cloth over him and the textures are awesome...so is the lighting...definitely looks like a meat locker...(or a kill room)...I love dexter...anyhow happy Tuesday... chills and thrills
SidheRoseGraphics
He's in the morgue, I'm thinkin' and he must have been 'clinically dead'. Excellent scene, lighting and draping there! Funny, I used to play with mercury rather often as a kid - any time one of the mercury thermometers would break. I can't remember if I ever touched it with my fingers. Pretty sure I just pushed it around with the end of a pencil or whatever was handy. But then I used to play with electricity too. I often wonder that I'm still alive. Lol. So, Benny has been 'somewhere else' but we aren't sure where exactly. Presumably 'knockin' on heaven's door'. It's a good thing you didn't name him 'Freddy' ;p Keep 'em comin Seth!
ToniDunlap
Wow! It would appear there is a change of some kind coming. One thing is, and that is wonderful. your image is thought provoking! LOL It 's a winner! Bravo Seth.
eekdog
cool story Seth, details are best on zoom. great job and hope the best for Benny.
adorety
Excellent and really intriguing. I'm wondering what you have in store for Benny next, or rather what he has planned for you. Nice creepy image to go with the story.
jimlad
superb work :)
Diemamker
Very interesting story!... I wonder how he ended up in a meat locker... or is it a morgue..
Cimaira
Love the story and the image is great.
Xfitz
First off, the image is great. Stark and surreal. Then there's the tale that is totally captivating. Looking forward to whatever comes next both the story and the accompanying images.
bebopdlx
Very cool.
Shozai
Very strong picture and the story is ... creepy :)
faroutsider
Great story and image. I find the positioning of the gas cylinder a little off-putting, but everything else is top class (apart from his dumb behaviour, of course - all that for a quarter...?)
Jean_C
Very gripping story and impressive image, a great work, Seth! Decor and lighting are excellent.
rexn8r
I bit the end off a thermometer when I was a kid. I bet Benny will be fine. Quicksilver is fun to play with. It's trouble when you heat up a hatband. "Mad Hatter". comes to mind. HAAA!!!
Domi48
Indeed, superb mood and scene!
Heavenlee
Awesome work hon! Love the light! xxx
JeanneDeau
Believe it or not, mercury was once a treatment for syphilis. Some historians believe that's what ultimately killed 19th-Century explorer Meriwether Lewis. Nice, spooky image...hopefully, Benny will have learned something?
pchef
beautiful story. This image is well done with few accessories and this add to the drama
Mihrelle
Very disturbing story and image, they work really well together!
starfire777
Awesome work Seth!!!
artofsouls
Awesome lighting rely makes this image stand out
LBJ2
Cool render and story, Seth. Great idea and fiction.
donnena
great story & image!! Can't wait!
illkirch
A very bad trip
GrandmaT
Excellent render! The story is very well constructed. I'm anxious to see what exactly happened to Benny.