turning another one into a zero

i bring another into the killing field

i shouldn’t keep fucking with her but

i tell her i changed my mind, you’re free

i let go of her and
she runs
her hands cuffed behind her back
mouth gagged
naked

i give her a 10 second head start

…

i changed my mind again! gunna get ya! i scream

shit

she runs faster than i thought

i chase her

…

she hasn’t fallen yet which is rare

(it’s hard to run with your hands cuffed behind your back)

…

fuck she’s fast

gotdamn

she could get away

i gotta stop fucking around like this

…

finally,
she slips
and goes down,
comes up with a bad limp
falls again

…

i skip up to her

she’s crawling

i’m stalking…

i pounce

***

muffled screams through her gag
as i reveal one of my knives

she squirms

she sq-Uir-Rr-RrTss

damn near 30 feet

from the artery i just severed