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Kimberly B🌴👻🌴's avatar

As someone who also becomes relentless when bugged by mosquitoes, this was both relatable and terrifying. What if???? Well done!

Judy Shelton's avatar

Cool. I always thought those little rats knew way too much.very well written she is wound a bit too tight though. Well done.

A E Deakin's avatar

Thank you, I was thinking of that episode of Breaking Bad where Walter White gets driven mad chasing a fly. As a viewer you're screaming, "leave it alone!" But he just can't.

K.C.'s avatar

Poor Tabitha. “She couldn’t leave it. Woman and insect were at war, and there could only be one victor.” If only she knew.

It genuinely feels like stress-induced unraveling for most of the story, and the reveal only deepens that tension. The ending lands hard. It’s funny until it isn’t. The tonal shift is seamless. I really enjoyed this one!

S. E. Tykka's avatar

I did not see that ending! I suspected the mosquito was AI and so forth, but the twist took me by surprise. Well done, Deakin!