50 WORDS

A Drop Of Blood

Thrifty-word prompt theme challenge #14: Fever

Chirag
The Bad Influence
Published in
Dec 9, 2020

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She pricked my finger to feed on a drop of blood.

I killed her in a fit of rage.

Now I suffer from malaria, dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, filariasis, encephalitis, tularemia, dirofilariasis, Ross River fever, Barmah Forest fever, Zika fever, and Rift Valley fever.

Her grief-stricken family sought their revenge.

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Chirag
The Bad Influence

A creative neuro-scientist, fascinated by the world of fiction and ageing neuroscience. Email @ Wordpottery@gmail.com