Frankenstein Theory
“The woman had unsealed my face from above the left eye, across the bridge of my nose, and down the right cheek to meet the corner of my mouth. The gaping gash was vicious and would most certainly leave a hideous scar.
A tragic causality of my own design.
The suture tugged at the meat of my cheek. I winced in pain. Before digging back into my flesh, I took another deep pull from the bottle of Cognac. The warmth spread quickly through my system. The shaking in my hand ceased and my vision blurred... slightly.
“How am I…” I slurred and then tossed aside any and all caution before plunging the needle back into my cheek.
From above, the door complained on its hinges. I turned, expecting to see Igor roughly navigating the stone steps downward. Instead, it was Elizabeth who glided down the stairs with a grace I’d never before witnessed.
“You are exquisite, my love. But, of course, you know that.”
Elizabeth drew in close. The second her eyes alighted on the gaping wound, she drew back and screamed…the mighty sound echoed off every surface in the laboratory.MoreLess
A tragic causality of my own design.
The suture tugged at the meat of my cheek. I winced in pain. Before digging back into my flesh, I took another deep pull from the bottle of Cognac. The warmth spread quickly through my system. The shaking in my hand ceased and my vision blurred... slightly.
“How am I…” I slurred and then tossed aside any and all caution before plunging the needle back into my cheek.
From above, the door complained on its hinges. I turned, expecting to see Igor roughly navigating the stone steps downward. Instead, it was Elizabeth who glided down the stairs with a grace I’d never before witnessed.
“You are exquisite, my love. But, of course, you know that.”
Elizabeth drew in close. The second her eyes alighted on the gaping wound, she drew back and screamed…the mighty sound echoed off every surface in the laboratory.MoreLess
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