One of Us Is Going to Die Here

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Today’s random word is make used in a thriller/suspense story.

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When I was a little girl I was tough as nails,

a tomboy,

rough and tumble.

Now look at me,

hair falling out by the handful,

too thin,

pasty complexion,

deep black circles under my eyes.

You can’t see the contusions deep

in my bones,

in my gut,

my soul.

He attacks the soft places… makes no bruises,

fingers probe deep,

twisting nerve endings,

wrenching muscle fibers.

He follows me from room to room

all

night

long,

never allowing me to sit… rest.

Feeding on cruelty fuels his mitochondria.