This is exactly what I was talking about in the challenge. Well-writen, ghastly, amazing.

Thanks for the entry.

I like the description of the jerky second hand. I have also experienced that weird sense of foreboding when a clock doesn’t tick quite right

Perfect! The clock, the lighting, the forboding..

the day of reckoning is near! liked the descriptions.

Unusually for you, this piece seems a little bit dark.

You are a master at portraying psychological trauma. Hopefully, bees keep you sane irl.