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JD Russell's avatar

Creepy! I love it. Thank you.

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nibbins the cat's avatar

Scary stuff I like this a lot.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thanks! 😊

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Newton Webb's avatar

That is delicious! The acceptance of the parasite at the end was chilling. Well done Deaks. I'm looking forward to seeing your other shorts too, congratulations on the February challenge.

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thanks I want to try and submit one at least to mags so will see how I get on.

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

I enjoyed that, thank you.

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Randa Sperling's avatar

Good story..I wanted the ending to be a bit more dramatic tho. Could be made into a novella with more character development- and a bloody ending!!!

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A E Deakin's avatar

Thanks Randa, it's an old story so could definitely make it more dramatic. But in my mind, the real horror is just being left like that forever...

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