His hand reached up as if trying to touch the sky, reaching for the air. His screams muffled by the water that rushed into his lungs. He sunk bounded by ties and a metal weight. His lungs burned as the water filled them. The weight reached the bottom of the lake, fish swam past him and greens floated on above him. This would surely be his ending. His eyes burning from the cold water slowly closed ...
“I bite the hand that feeds me, so that maybe it’ll let me starve”
the creature says, its rib cage showing through its tight skin
“I feed the hand that bites me” the man says with kindness in his eyes
“Why?” The creature wails
“Because underneath all that skin and monster features is still a human being
I will nourish that being back to health even if it kills me”
“Why?” The creature asks quietl...
Arms squared, legs in a stance. I through a punch and he doghed it. With my right arm over his shoulder from the punch he found an opening to hit me in my gut. I coughed. He then proceeded to kneel and swing his legs at mine while i was doubled over coughing. I tripped and fell face first.
“Never let your guard down!” He said standing over me. I held my stomach and somberly looked up. Jus...
