Aymila

There was a truce between my mother and me for a moment, when I could still believe the worst was behind us.
Reklam
They drove the blade down, down forever. They dug it into the earth until half its blade shone no longer. Then more. They forced that cutting into the ground until it was nothing but an expensive handle.
I’d do anything I could to erase you – smear you against the world the way a boot wipes off a squished worm on a scraper.
It’s because the planet is a carnivore and just wants to be fed. People want that as well. People like to eat other people. I spent so many years forgetting I had teeth, too.
Reklam