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The Copse

February 10, 2022 3 Comments

By Safiullah Anwar

You are yanked under the mire. The dark has enveloped everything, but the place is familiar. You never dared venture beyond this point in your nightmares. Two butterflies, white as a snowflake, twisting and turning, chase each other. Captivated, you go for a look, only for their life to end in a toad. It meets your eye, guzzles its meal, and wraps its tongue around your wrist. And you see him, his ghastly figure suspended. Red eyes glaring, he smiles with bloody canines. His mouth becomes wider and larger as he swallows you whole. You have two choices: scream or swallow.

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  1. Michele says

    February 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm

    Very descriptive all the way to that terrifying moment…well done

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  2. Fliss Zakaszewska says

    February 13, 2022 at 5:45 pm

    Creepy! But in a great way. ?

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  3. Leslie says

    February 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm

    Interesting story. I like that it’s in second person

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