under my nostrils to check my breath.
Watching her suddenly step back, her eyes
filled with shock and terror.
Watching her collapse to the ground, staring
at the long nail in my chest, her eyes wide
with panic.
After seven years of reunion with her, she had
always been superior and bossy, but this was
the first time I saw such a rich array of
emotions on her face.
It was indeed interesting.
The air was filled with the smell of blood and
a faint stench. After enjoying her
performance, I turned to look at “myself.” My
skin was no longer vibrant, and the parts
soaked in blood were turning black, making
me look like a stiff rag doll.
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She hadn’t been gentle, the back of my head
was horrific…
I couldn’t bear to watch anymore and floated out of the basement.
“Mom, it’s me, can you… come to my hotel room?”
“I seem to have… messed… messed up… “You’ll understand when you get here, I can’t explain it in a few words.”
“Hurry up, I’m scared…”
Patricia, teary–eyed, choked up as she called
her mother on my phone.
Tears blurred her exquisite makeup; she was
as pathetic as she could be.
I sat cross–legged, leisurely enjoying her pitiful state.
After Patricia calmed down, she closed the
