Tales From the Swollen Corpse
“The way Erica was smiling, there was a certain desperation about it. Tony held the little glass box up to examine it some more. The glass felt as fragile as an eggshell. It was held together at each joint by a minute seam of metal, with no hinges or way to open it. Tony assumed the metal to be lead; touching it didn’t set well with his hypochondria. Inside the box was a little human skeleton no bigger than his thumb. Its detail was truly amazing and Tony was at a loss as to what it was made out... of. As far as he could tell, it looked like real bone.
“Yeah, it’s umm interesting.”
Tony did his best to reassure Erica. But the truth was that the thing gave him the willies.
“I knew you would. I remember when we went down to Mexico and you kept pointing out all those little Day of the Dead dioramas. You always like that morbid stuff.” Her eyes scanned Tony’s face for a reaction.
Tony gave her a little smile and head nod to show he agreed as he put the box on the counter. It slouched in its case causing the tiny skeleton’s knees to click against the glass.MoreLess
“Yeah, it’s umm interesting.”
Tony did his best to reassure Erica. But the truth was that the thing gave him the willies.
“I knew you would. I remember when we went down to Mexico and you kept pointing out all those little Day of the Dead dioramas. You always like that morbid stuff.” Her eyes scanned Tony’s face for a reaction.
Tony gave her a little smile and head nod to show he agreed as he put the box on the counter. It slouched in its case causing the tiny skeleton’s knees to click against the glass.MoreLess
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