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Weekly Contest #52
I thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of me on the grass covered in snow, smiling at me. He is fading away, though, like a water puddle under a hot summer day. The wooden cabins along the banks of the lake are flooded with people. Some head toward the cold bath house built on stilts. I do not join them, neither will I ever again. Last year, I run from him. He caught me and made me sick. His touch is poisonous for the unprepared. This year, I want to face...
"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits said, grabbing me by the arm and handcuffing me. “You know what you did.” I had no idea. I was coming out of the cinema with a friend and all I could say was, “You’re mistaken. I’ve done nothing.” One of the men pushed over my head and forced me in an unmarked car. Maybe they weren’t even the police. They could as well kidnap me and ask for ransom later. I am not an important person, but my family has means. They would pay anything to get me back. My friend didn’t move a muscle. He watched them tak...
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