Doc Mortis
“Inside I was panicking – scared, terrified of what was about to happen next. Outside, it was impossible to tell, my body showing no sign of the turmoil within. Even my heart was beating a slow, steady rhythm. It was as if my mind and my body were two separate entities, completely detached from one another.
‘Not like this, though. I won’t examine you like this. Where would be the fun?’ the white-haired man muttered. I could hear drawers being slid out and cabinets being opened and closed. ‘First we must find... aha!’ He moved beside me again, right on the edge of my vision. Humming below his breath – a tune I recognised, but couldn’t put a name to – he set to work.
He held a small glass bottle out in front of him, which put it directly in my line of sight. This left me no choice but to watch. It was a deliberate move on his part. He wanted me to see what was coming next. He wanted me scared.
A long, thin needle was inserted through the cork in the top of the bottle. I saw him pull back... on the plunger and a thick, orange liquid swirled into the syringe.MoreLess
‘Not like this, though. I won’t examine you like this. Where would be the fun?’ the white-haired man muttered. I could hear drawers being slid out and cabinets being opened and closed. ‘First we must find... aha!’ He moved beside me again, right on the edge of my vision. Humming below his breath – a tune I recognised, but couldn’t put a name to – he set to work.
He held a small glass bottle out in front of him, which put it directly in my line of sight. This left me no choice but to watch. It was a deliberate move on his part. He wanted me to see what was coming next. He wanted me scared.
A long, thin needle was inserted through the cork in the top of the bottle. I saw him pull back... on the plunger and a thick, orange liquid swirled into the syringe.MoreLess
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