It wasn’t the scene that struck me—gruesome and gory as any fictionalized version of reality—nor was it the shock of death, dismemberment, the unlikely, unnatural shapes of bodies, limbs.
All this I could have imagined myself—could have forgotten, too.
But the smell. That, I could not forget.
Thank you, @miniature-tiger for organizing this challenge! I've really enjoyed reading all of these stories and writing my own :)
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Patrick Stewart gifs are my favorite :)
Another great scene Dina! I like your way with words.
Thank you so much!! :)
This was great. I really felt like the first lines were all building up to this scene of carnage (which I was uncomfortable with). By the time I got to the line, "all this I could have imagined myself" I was sickened by the thought of so much gore. BLood and death make me squeamish.
Then the turn, the shock, the moment it sinks in as real and horrifying; "the smell."
Awesome. I have this itch in my spine, down my back to my tailbone like a worm trying to escape that is my discomfort from the grossness this image provoked.
Well done; thank you? Such great imagery that i'm completely grossed out by the scene in my head that you created.
Haha! I'm glad you...enjoyed it? ;) I love reading your comments, by the way. Thanks for always giving such awesome feedback!