In Hot Water

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I've been in the shower for hours now, and I have yet to run out of hot water. I can't leave. Something sits on the toilet seat only a few feet away from me. He's watching me. I peaked through the curtain earlier...just to catch a glimpse of him. I wish I hadn't. 

He had grey skin, only a few patches of long, thin hair on his head. He had nails that had to be at least a foot long. But....there was blood on those nails, with pieces of my wife's flesh still hanging off the tips of his nails. every once in a while, he would make a creaky chuckle, clearing the throat, to show he's was still there. 

I don't want to get out, but the water just keeps getting hotter and hotter. I'm starting to blister. I stand here, the boiling water hitting my back and I don't know how much longer I can take this.....


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