Stories tagged “Sick”
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Unlikely Companions
Why the hell is it so cold? I knew that there would be some discomfort involved, but I didn’t know that feeling the cold would be one of them. I’m not supposed to be conscious. The day before the lights went out, I sat in the park with . . ...
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Cruising with Grandma
My eyes widened and whatever I was about to say died on my gaping lips. She chuckled. “Oh don’t look at me like that boy, you think your old grandma doesn’t have a healthy interest in men? I’m not dead after all! Why else would ...
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Don't Feel So Good
I woke up the next morning more groggy then normal. I didn’t remember going to bed last night, but that’s where I was. I got up and groaned a little. I figured my muscles were stiff from the way I had slept. I made my way to the shower with...
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Leave the Boa on the Shelf
I sit at home on the edge of my bed, just staring at the ridiculous pink feathered boa I’ve got in my hands. Why can’t I part with it? Why can’t I leave it behind with all her other things? I look like a stripper, don’t I? You a...
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Sicken me
I felt really well today so I decided to try some legionellosis. Then the girl at the Infection Parlour told me it was difficult to distinguish from pneumonia without proper testing, that I picked it just for the name, a very common mistake for poseurs...
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New Things To Worry About
We wait around in the parking lot for Amber to come back. “She’ll be fine Thomas, stop pacing.” Sam said, watching him with amusement. “I can’t help it,” Thomas replied, continuing to pace. “What if she gets hu...
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Let me Show You
Look at me See my age Hear me speak It should mean something I am not a child When I was You did your job Now step back Your not my mom Your my sister Stop over protecting You pushing me to the edge Step back and see I have grown Let me show you I can...
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End of the Bike Ride
I loved the feeling of the motorcycle beneath me. The entire ride I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. I was loving every minute of the wind within my hair and on my face. “Enjoying yourself?” The biker called back to me. “Yes...
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How Dare You
The room, a massive blur of dark, sinister colours spun around Kim until she limped to the wall, grabbing onto any surface she could hold. Palms sweaty and shaking, she used one hand to grasp her forhead, and tried to focus on the ground, hoping the wo...
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Out for Coffee, In the Tea
One sip and I remembered why I hated traveling. Egyptian coffee is the worst, if you’re picking an exotic locale to visit and stake out a cafe. The sun beat down, threatening to ignite my fedora and white suit. That would have been a shame consid...
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How Long?
“This can’t be right, you’re wrong, you have to be wrong, I just have a stomach bug,” Lily stuttered. “I’m sorry Miss, er, Carwin, but I’m afraid it’s true,” the doctor replied rechecking his chart to make sure he was in fact correct....
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I sick :(
Let me tell ya, nothing is worse and yet most fun when you were a kid than being sick on a school day. Yeah it sucks that you don’t feel well, but think of all the cool stuff you get to do! I remember my favorite time being sick was when I was ab...
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The Man In Black
She was tied to the chair, and forced to watch her boyfriend being mutilated. The man in the dark uniform had slowly made small cuts around the body. He then started to peel back his skin and smiled behind the black mask as the boyfriend screamed in pa...
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Drug Problem *Smash
In a gritty Sickly struggle Floatin over the city High on a subtle bubble Of cocaine, cigarettes, regrets Weed, and a greed filled canister Walking upright grabbing a banister A banished bastard without any answer Hears hello echo ‘help’ i...
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Dinner Bell
A pair of glassy, jaundiced eyes gleamed in the rearview mirror. The eyes that Mom had been so proud of were now just drab portholes looking out to a sea of nothingness. A tiny bead of sweat slicked down the side of Morty’s face like quick silver...
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Butterflies
I couldn’t help but feel sick, the butterflies in my stomach felt more like a hive full of angry bees. I clutched my shirt and pressed it against my gut as if it would calm me down. I felt a trickle of cold sweat slowly zig-zagging from my left e...
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Wait for it
“Come on, Daddy,” Vanessa whispered. “Remember, we’ve got a job to do.” “I know!” “You worry me!” “Why?” “Damn you!” “It’s different this time. Not the same, but ...
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News Flash/ Poetry vs Prose /Bloody Heap of Humanity
Here’s some news! I refuse to be used I choose careful clues A foot print pair of terrible hooves I stare stoned and lose Bare boned with barely Bearable blues and clarity Waking wearily wearing Booze breath Two step in my shoes Cruise in my f...
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Christmas Conditions
“Hey boy, I’m talking to you.” A nudge accompanied the voice. Dreams of Clara faded into the ugliness of Camp Sumter. A hollow face took shape- Bryan, an enemy but also a friend in misery. He was a confederate soldier who’d take...
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Flowers and Caskets
I moved down the hallway, just ahead of Vanessa. “Get down,” I yelled. “Why are you freaking?” “Wait!” I zoned for a moment, picturing clusters of bloody bodies splattered on the hot asphalt. Rose petals, flower wrea...
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Masquerade Breakdown
From her seat on the other side of the classroom, Rae stared at Violet and the robot. Is that two-bit copy of me off her nut? she wondered. You don’t just break Masquerade unless…crap. Rae jerked to her feet, yelled, “Ima throw up!”...
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Following His Heart
It sucked being sick. The thickness of the summer heat made it worse. Charlie would rather be shivering in his blankets, teeth chattering, than feel like a bloated toad, sweating and miserable. A cough tore out of him and turned into a half a dozen mor...
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A Strange Resolution
He caught up to her in the parking lot. He wanted it to be her name that caused her to turn around, but it was his barking cough that made her pause. “Charlie? What’re you doing? I heard you were sick.” She asked, eyes full of concern...
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Unfortunate Beginnings
Air in the nightclub was hot and stale. Sweat and alcohol-ridden breath could only be recycled so many times until it was too much to take. Even though the song wasn’t over yet, Grant pushed his partner away from him and stumbled to the nearest w...