Stories tagged “confinement”
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I Want To Hurt You
You have rendered us impotent. I see the smiling faces on the young of your kind. They point at us. Some make faces that are intended to scare us. Right. I beat against the solid air and you jump back. Afraid. You recognize my power. Then I see it dawn...
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Beyond These Walls
Coughing smoke and blood, she stumbled into a culvert. A glance behind was accompanied by a prayer that she hadn’t been followed. Firemen were probably just arriving at the complex – her escape would be unconfirmed until they gained control...
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Confined Living Spaces
I packed my bags up with the essentials: A toothbrush my glasses an old ratty t-shirt a pair of worn out sneakers (not that I’d be needing them). But as soon as the (oddly) warm air hit my flushed face, I knew I wasn’t leaving. I was still...