Deadly Little Lessons
“The door slams shut, a boom that jolts me awake. I feel like I’ve been sleeping for days. Without food, I’ve felt so weak.
At one point, hours ago, or maybe it was yesterday, I woke up and reached through the darkness for the area around the hole. The tape recorder was gone. I must’ve slept through one of his visits.
He moves closer, his feet scraping against the dirt floor, and suddenly I can see. The hole is illuminated by his lantern.
“Are you anxious to hear if I liked the tape?...” he asks.
“Yes,” I say; my voice is barely a whisper. I’m beyond hot, and yet I have the chills. I can feel goose bumps all over my skin.
A moment later, I see the tape recorder again. He’s placed it down in front of the hole. The sight of it makes acid travel up my esophagus, burning the back of my throat.
He kicks the tape recorder into my cell, following it with the microphone.MoreLess
At one point, hours ago, or maybe it was yesterday, I woke up and reached through the darkness for the area around the hole. The tape recorder was gone. I must’ve slept through one of his visits.
He moves closer, his feet scraping against the dirt floor, and suddenly I can see. The hole is illuminated by his lantern.
“Are you anxious to hear if I liked the tape?...” he asks.
“Yes,” I say; my voice is barely a whisper. I’m beyond hot, and yet I have the chills. I can feel goose bumps all over my skin.
A moment later, I see the tape recorder again. He’s placed it down in front of the hole. The sight of it makes acid travel up my esophagus, burning the back of my throat.
He kicks the tape recorder into my cell, following it with the microphone.MoreLess
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