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Black In the Water

Where mystery meets romance... —Excerpt— We lay next to each other, both of us not saying a thing, but I feel comfortable. I don’t have the impulse to have to talk to him to avoid an awkward silence because it has never been awkward with Ash, I realise. “You asleep?” he whispers to me. “Nope,” I reply quietly. “It’s weird because my body is so tired but I can’t seem to shut my brain off.” “Me neither,” he says. I hear the crackling of the fresh sheet under us move and realise Ash has turned to face me. “Uhm, what?” I ask dubiously. “Nothing, I’m just trying to find a comfortable position.” “Okay,” I say as I stare at him in the dim glow of the candles. Ash stares back at me, his hand lifts to push away a strand of hair that has fallen into my eyes, then he closes his eyes. He is asleep in the next moment, with his hand frozen on my cheek. Usually, with anyone else, I would push his hand away because it feels wrong and uncomfortable. But his caress felt good against the slight burn on my skin. And as he rests his hand on my cheek, I can’t help but think about how no one has ever held me close to them and makes me feel this way. Even though Ash and I are far from holding each other close, just a touch of his hand comforts me in ways that others’ hugs have tried and failed. Without much thinking, I push Ash’s fallen hair out of his eyes and rest my hand against his cheek. In the next moment, as my eyes start to droop, I feel a pull of his cheek against my palm and realise he is smiling. —————————————————————————————————————————— When an apartment building is plagued by a strange substance in its water, its residents uncover a foreboding mystery that will perish them all. With a deadly fog that blocks their escape, they must now forget their differences and work together to overcome the horrifying events that ultimately threaten their survival.

krydwen · Sci-fi
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Apartment 21. Aiden Jenkins. Decay

I kneel to the floor next to Hunter's body, grabbing the candle so the flame does not get smothered. Hunter's whole body is shaking wildly, his left leg a grey piece of dead flesh that is the only thing that doesn't seem to be convulsing. As fast as I am able to, I put a hand under his head to keep him from bashing it into the floor. 

"Hunter, hunter," I quaver. My voice is shaky and weak but I try my best to scream down the hall to anyone who can possibly hear me. "Help! Help! Ash! Brad! Karlie!" 

While I wait for help, I slip my thighs under Hunter's head and hold it between my hands to try to subdue his convulsing. But it's useless, he's too strong even against all the strength I can muster. In my days living on the streets, I've witnessed a few cases of seizures due to overdose—one of Krissy's ex-boyfriend died after suffering through one—but I have never seen one like this.