Prey
“As the world turned to light, the force of Koko’s powerful arms faded against the terrible wall of energy that swept toward them both. It slammed Koko and the table into her, lifted her and took them all into the door behind them. The metal table legs crumbled like wet spaghetti and the top kept coming, flattening her against the door, squeezing all the air out of her, but continuing to push.
Her eyes were closed, but even the insides of her eyelids were filled with white light and heat. She sw...ore her skull and rib cage were crushed as the door came free behind her. She had no idea what had happened to her arms and legs. She only knew she was flying, falling, and landing in a horrible darkness.
And all that had taken less than a second.
When the motion settled and her consciousness caught up with the flow of events, she couldn’t be sure, but she thought maybe she was on her back. She heard a rush and a crackling like fire, but her back and hands felt cold. In the blackness, she heard the OCD singing weakly in her head, sounding dazed itself: I told you so, I told you so, and now you’re dead.MoreLess
Her eyes were closed, but even the insides of her eyelids were filled with white light and heat. She sw...ore her skull and rib cage were crushed as the door came free behind her. She had no idea what had happened to her arms and legs. She only knew she was flying, falling, and landing in a horrible darkness.
And all that had taken less than a second.
When the motion settled and her consciousness caught up with the flow of events, she couldn’t be sure, but she thought maybe she was on her back. She heard a rush and a crackling like fire, but her back and hands felt cold. In the blackness, she heard the OCD singing weakly in her head, sounding dazed itself: I told you so, I told you so, and now you’re dead.MoreLess
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