Thursday, November 11, 2010

Snippet - Submerged, I Panic

Submerged, I panic, thrash, grasp at nothing.

Myriad fleeting shapes surround me, just out of reach.

I would scream, if I could. I would curse, though I know the consequence.

Something grasps my arm, pulls me up.

Sweet rush of air. I fill my lungs. Then empty them with a cry:

"Help me! She's drowning me!"

No one responds. Except her.

"Oh Stewie, stop being so dramatic. I'm just teaching you to swim."

1 comment:

Michael Hacker said...

LoL Stewie, the evil genius baby. But let's think about this for a moment. Seriously. Although it is a satire, it zeroes in on how psychopaths are made: they don't bond emotinoally with their parents at a very young age.