Harrison Squared
“I woke in the dark, something sharp digging into my back. I moved onto my side to get away from the pain, but then something burned in my chest and I coughed. Water sprayed from my lips. Someone slapped me between my shoulder blades and I coughed again, then again, desperate to clear my lungs.
Finally I stopped convulsing and breathed deep. I became aware that I was wet, and very cold. I opened my eyes.
I lay on my side on a rocky beach. The water was only a dozen feet away, and Dunnsmouth Bay ...gleamed in the moonlight. I tried to remember where I was. I’d been at the pier, then … I jerked to a sitting position. Someone was squatting next to me, skin glistening like an eel’s.
I shouted and scrambled backward. “Get away from me!” My voice was a raw bark.
The figure rose to its feet.
It was the fish boy. His large eyes caught the moonlight. His wide mouth was set in a thin straight line that turned down at each end, and that jaw looked like it could unhinge and swallow a toaster.MoreLess
Finally I stopped convulsing and breathed deep. I became aware that I was wet, and very cold. I opened my eyes.
I lay on my side on a rocky beach. The water was only a dozen feet away, and Dunnsmouth Bay ...gleamed in the moonlight. I tried to remember where I was. I’d been at the pier, then … I jerked to a sitting position. Someone was squatting next to me, skin glistening like an eel’s.
I shouted and scrambled backward. “Get away from me!” My voice was a raw bark.
The figure rose to its feet.
It was the fish boy. His large eyes caught the moonlight. His wide mouth was set in a thin straight line that turned down at each end, and that jaw looked like it could unhinge and swallow a toaster.MoreLess
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