A Collection of Short Stories

Wanted: For fear Study
Raymond Elenwoke
recorder and places it on the table. He is not worried about it picking up his voice and her
screams; he will filter out the unnecessary sounds later before he saves it in his archives.
He hits REC.
Subject No 3. Day 2.
The subject shows signs of lucidity. However, there seems to be a degradation of the will
from yesterday, with the subject previously portraying emotions ranging from outrage to
anger, to defiance, to hope. Now, I shall begin with a preliminary physical examination of the
subject.
Her pupils are a little dilated, and her epithelium appears to be scarred. Her facial muscles
feel weak and pliable; no more tautness in the neck muscles as well. I am now taking away
the sheet covering her.
Her skin is generally pale. She is-
A moan escapes her lips as she closes her eyes. She is crying resignedly now, a weak
sound that conveys the hopelessness of her situation as she recites the names of her
children and her husband in a mantra. She is too tired to even flinch from his touches; she
wishes it will all just end. The pain seems almost distant, like different itches she wishes to
scratch but cannot. Dr Ahmed takes a small metal cup from inside the metal container and
opens it; the worms are bloated, some not moving. Oblivious to her pleas, he forces the
entire content of the cup down her throat; she tries to fight, gagging, and then lapsing into
a coughing fit. He clamps her mouth shut as she screams silently, her mouth full. She can
feel the worms slithering down her throat; there is an itch within her chest now. She feels a
strange, sucking sensation down her throat and into her stomach; they have began feeding.
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Tales from the Other Side