(43) Consumption
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1 min readOct 23, 2017
(A horror story in 50 words.)
The gnawing begins in my belly and doesn’t stop. Teeth inside me consume my guts and oh, it hurts. Pain fades as it drinks my blood.
Someone forms outside of me. Someone still hungry.
It looks just like me. It licks its glistening lips and saves my brains for last.
(Hi, everyone. I committed to doing The Writing Cooperative’s 52-Week Writing Challenge, and my choice is a 50-word horror story every week. Please leave some applause if you enjoyed it. And if you liked this, I’ve written longer stuff too.)
