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Submitted to Contest #148
Bella’s eyes were half-dead already. The buildup of gunk had drawn in flies which blackened the air. Her shrunken belly revealed the full row of ribs, painfully accentuated by the divots between them. I raised the gun, gently pressing it against Bella’s head. Whenever you shoot a human or cow, in the head, the skin peels back, burnt into a starfish shape. Blood, brain and bone explodes out. However the worst bit about the killing is the red mist that accumulates underneath your fingernails, in your hair and in your nostrils. It lasts for wee...
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