CW Nightmare
In the torn out belly of an old, sprawling hotel, I found myself investigating strange happenings in the fledgling restaurant that sprouted in the blasted ruin.
Swarthy men gutted the collapse, using every nail & timber to build the eatery and it's long tables.
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The matron, dutiful and mild in manner, brought the travelers beer, soft pretzels, and honey butter - leaving them to chitter and indulge.
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One knocked over a pitcher and bowled himself over his chair as the woman to his shrieked from a dousing of cold beer.
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The rest chided and piled on quip and comment, an echo chamber of dionysian grandeur.
My blood ran cold at sight of the Matron, stamping out from the kitchen. I dared not move, crouched in the dark rubble.
"There are those with nine lives
and those without.
Those who know fear
which are the devout.
Fed on beast and man
And humble rat,
Tis devils and Hell Hounds that
confess'd to the cat!"
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I saw -
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There was no air to scream.
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The next howl of pain bade my body to flee in blind, mute, inhuman horror.
11/11
I hope you enjoy the early style of writing, as it fits with how I perceived the world of the dream.
In time - I hope to forget.
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