AFTER
Lily
Luc throws her head back
and the amber liquid flows
down her throat but
the glass bottle
is still full.
"Drink!"
she holds out the bottle to me.
I shake my head while looking
into her black
bottomless
eyes.
She forces my mouth open
with her long, sharp talons.
Her talons are ripping my
mouth open.
I feel no pain.
Red drips from the mouth
to my white dress.
She pours the liquid down my throat.
It burns down my throat,
through my stomach.
When I wake up, my tanktop is damp with sweat. My heart is beating so loud, it echoes into my ears. I stagger to the window and open it, the pale moonlight baths my room. Leaning by the window, I take in the mysterious night sounds and an image of Luc flashes behind my eyes.
Lying on my stomach next to my bed, I fish for t
