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Submitted to Contest #197
Dry mouth, tingly skin, and a worsening headache. She called this the “lazy drug” phase. The effects of the narcotics lingered, but they weren’t doing what they were supposed to do, which she imagined was dull the pain. She’d been in this position enough to know that asking for more was a waste of breath. Instead of calling for help, she occupied her mind by trying to backtrack through events. For the moment, she could barely remember the accident, let alone how bad it was. Most of her body itched. She tried to scratch a spot on her chest, ...
Submitted to Contest #190
“Speak now.” Meghna’s words were clipped, her voice hoarse. She transferred the screwdriver to her left hand and flexed the fingers of her right. A faint buzzing reverberated from inside the synthetic skin. “Drew looks,” the face said. A pause, then “at me.” The machine’s words were monotone, its face bland. Meghna’s carpal tunnel strained as she pulled the fingers of her right hand toward her wrist. “Well, she’s not wrong,” Drew offered. “I was looking at her.” “Don’t assign it pronouns yet. The sooner droids consider themselves peo...
Submitted to Contest #186
“Hey, calm down, sweetie. Come on, quit tossing, I just got those covers straight. What’s wrong?” “You didn’t check ev’rywhere.” “Oh, don’t worry. Your eyes were closed but I checked under the bed right after I tucked you in. There’s no monster there tonight.” “What ‘bout the closet? Behind the clothes? Som’ting might be hidin’ in my shoes.” “Nothing is in your shoes. Anything in them would be too small to worry about.” “What if it c’n grow?” “Listen, it’s been a long day for both of us. Just go to sleep. If there were any m...
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