Black.
Black.
Black.
Thick, dark, heaviness. There’s some comfort in that.
My body aches, too weak to move. Why would I want to? I’ll just lie here, in this fever hollow. I roll my head to one side. A channel opens and a whisper of cool air flows.
Liquid pools in the hollow of my neck, then spills. I sleep.
Black.
White.
Must be daylight. I cough and groan. My chest bubbles and aches.
Light.
Then dark, punctured by two glowing green eyes. A nip on the chin.
The Dread Mistress must be fed.
Shoulda got the flu shot.
© Liz Husebye Hartmann (2018)
Carrot Ranch Prompt (02/01/2018): In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that features something black and white. It could be a nun in a zebra monster truck, a rigid way of thinking, a bird in a tuxedo — be imaginative and go where the prompt leads.
Valley of the Trolls 
Hungry cats wait on no flu! I like where the prompt took you…storytelling wise, not flu-wise.
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Lol…thanks Deborah!
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I sort of feel compelled to wash my hands for 20 seconds after reading this in case this descriptive writing had a chance to make it through the screen!
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The flu is ev’ry whar!
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That surreal and painful place the flu can take you. I keep my immune system up! Don’t want to go the way of the flu because I’d have a demanding cat, too.
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That’s a very good description of the flu. I hope it is fiction, but if it is fact, please feel better soon!
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Fiction for me, but empathy with friends & colleagues. Will channel your good wishes their way! 😉
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FEED HER!
Ya took me to Fever Hollow. Now I remember what the flu is like. A time to regret pets.
Lots of good imagery here. Hope it’s fiction. If not, feel better soon.
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Thanks! So far, so good…more in sympathy with friends & colleagues. But the bossy cat is all mine!
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Nice.
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Thanks!
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