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Begging the Gift
by Elizabeth H. Smith
Begging the gift, it pushed against a fleshy wall. Misformed, incomplete in body, it persisted with meager strength. Fully matured in mind, it hungered for light, insisted on fair chance. But the form in which it grew resisted. Its heart beat with what it knew to be revulsion; the connection allowed it to know. Something pushed back against the barrier it placed its hand upon. A strange sensation came with it. The commotion, screaming, howls of regret and horror, all filled its ears until its mind wished to fall rather than climb.
The unbearable noise gave forth the drive to expel itself from its prison. Its tiny fingers tore open the pulsating sack, dug through thin layers until it tasted fresh air for the first time. It looked up at the three others in the room. The one from which it had come, dead. The others, frozen in place by innate response.
For a moment, it wondered why. But its need for sustenance erased that concern, and it began to feed.
Fiction © Copyright Elizabeth H. Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
More About Elizabeth H. Smith:
Elizabeth H. Smith is a storyteller who writes while trying to keep her cat, Luna off the keyboard. The musical group, Rasputina is her muse. She was born in the state of New York and would never feel at home anywhere else.
Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie’s Point of View
Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie’s Point of View: a collection of twelve stories told from the Zombie’s perspective.
They’re shambling toward you, feet dragging on the broken roadway. Arms outstretched, faces slack, they move as if they’re tracking your scent on the wind. You want to run, but you know there’s nowhere to hide.
Aware of their insatiable hunger, fear paralyzes you. These things were once human, people someone loved. Is there anything left inside them – some sliver of humanity that may save you from this nightmare? Your mind doesn’t want to accept the inevitable, a single thought consumes you: what are they thinking?
With your chance of escape dwindling, you snap out of it and run like hell knowing there is little to no hope; fate is coming for you. Soon you will see what they see Through Clouded Eyes…
Featuring stories from Maynard Blackoak, Calvin Demmer, Paul M. Feeney, Stacy Fileccia, Trevor Firetog, DH Hanni, Shannon Lawrence, Josh MacLeod, Zachary O’Shea, Neal Privett, Mark Steinwachs, and Alex Woolf
Spreading the Writer's Word 
So, so creepy. A terrific story.
This is like “Alien” all over! Just saying enough, and no more! Good one.