Life 2 - CH 5

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Maoyu sat in her bed in the dark.

Curtains closed and screens off, not an ounce of light was let in except for the peek coming from the crack under the door.

Wrapped in her comforter, she stared ahead at nothing.

She was hungry.

Very hungry.

Her nails dug into her blanket, piercing the fabric under their sharpness.

She exhaled, trying to ignore the churning ache in her stomach.

Despite eating most of tonight's dinner, she still craved something to eat. Her stomach was not satisfied.

It had stared earlier that day, some time after lunch.

She was doing her class work when she felt a sudden tug.

It was a strange feeling.

When it didn't stop, she excused herself and went outside to get some air. She felt the direction of the tugging and followed it.

Once she got to the edge of the school grounds, she stopped.

She stood there, feeling the tugging persist.

It never stopped.

After concluding that it wasn't going to stop, she fought to suppress it until it became a dull pulse in her chest.

She managed to ignore it the rest of the school day.

When school was over, she quickly left.

As soon as she got home, she locked herself in the room.

She would have stayed in there if she hadn't gotten so hungry.

The hunger came out of nowhere and had grown to be unbearable.

When her mother announced dinner was ready, she rushed out her room and zipped down the stairs in record time, surprising her parents.

As soon as the food was sat in front of her, she ravished it. If she could, she would've eaten the plate and utensils.

Her parents were shocked and grew concerned at the large amounts she was eating.

Even though her father joked about her being a growing girl, it was still abnormal about the amount she ate. Not to mention, she looked half crazy while she was eating.

Maoyu gobbled up just about the entire meal, leaving none for Issei.

She had to force herself not ask for her parents food.

Her appetite wasn't the only thing that troubled her.

Her parents smelled different.

It was sweet and fragrant.

They smelled delicious.

After dinner, Maoyu hid herself in her room.

She couldn't be around them.

The fact that she thought they smelled edible terrified her.

'I'm becoming a fucking cannibal!' she screamed in her head.

New tears fell from her eyes as she buried her face in her knees.

What was happening to her?

Why was she so hungry?

She spent the next hour trapped in an existential crisis.


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