Only Can Salmonella Outlast

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Sam had never held his body so still before, and at the same time he had to hold his breath. It was a difficult situation since he missed his chance to wake Ella. Then he thought about a plan in his head but it seemed staying put was their best option.

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Ella had her eyes closed but she was awake, she heard the noise and how close it got to them. She had to keep her eyes closed, Ella couldn't do anything, and she knew that, she just really hoped that Sam had some sort of plan, but she knew the best option was to stay put.

So she waited...

And waited.

And waited.

Then she felt something wet on her face.

She kept her eyes shut tight, trying so hard not to move. She felt more wet things touching her face but she didn't want to move if it meant she was going to stay alive. Ella, however, thought it was strange that the wet spot on her face seemed to keep growing. It started to slowly drip down her face, it felt thick but runny at the same time, it was a little thicker than raw maple syrup. She tightened her closed mouth, not wanting any of the wetness in her mouth. It crawled all the way down her face, more wet stuff regenerating at the top of her face and following the same path.

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Sam could only watch, his eyes wide with horror as Ella's face was being drenched in some sort of black substance, he couldn't make out exactly what he was watching but the black drips contrasted her pale face quite clearly, he wasn't sure what to do, he only thought that she was fast asleep and didn't know what was happening to her. He had to do something, he couldn't just let her drown in some unknown black goop. Sam jumped up, armed with his pocket knife, and although he couldn't see in the dark, he was still willing to fight off whatever it was. Sam started frantically waving his arms and yelling.

There was an ear piercing screech, a pair of big white eyes opened for a split second before Sam's vision was completely engulfed in whiteness. He shut his eyes tight and covered his face with his arms but the whiteness didn't go away, he screamed in pain, he felt like his eyes were on fire. He fell down to the ground, gripping his face tight.

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"Sam?" Ella sat up after she heard the noise. "Sam! Sam are you alright!? What's wrong?" Ella sat in the darkness, she could barely see anything.

"Oh my God! It hurts so damn bad!" Sam yelled in pain.

"Sam, what's wrong?!" 

He continued to scream and writhe on the ground, Ella got up and ran over to him clutching his shoulders to try and calm him down. 

"I can't see, Ella!"