Black Rainbow

LJ Idol Entry #1 — Feb 8

If a rainbow is a promise, a covenant that a brighter future is yours when the rain stops, what is a black rainbow? What does it mean for the one born under its darkness?

Daniel had never heard of a black rainbow, didn’t know that it had graced the night sky during his birth. The weather was already crappy; no one was looking for evil portents.

Almost no one. Milton had made his bargain as soon as he discovered the girl he’d had dancing at the end of his string (and spreading her legs to boot) was pregnant. His father was the pastor of their church; hers was a well-off deacon. Milton knew their fathers would have him married off and tied down as quick as they could, and so Milton used a technique from his mother’s side of the family.

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