Bloody Coffee

by Melia

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A slow-moving stream of coffee made it’s way towards the unconscious woman’s face. When it reached her, it would mix with the blood dripping from her mouth. He wondered absurdly if the coffee would be absorbed into the blood or if it would stay separate, like oil and water.

In the moments after the woman went down, the other patrons of the pharmacy froze and stared at him as if they could not process what just happened. Wallace looked up from the bloody coffee and stared helplessly at the pharmacist behind the counter who had picked up the phone.

“I… I just needed my prescription.” he stammered, backing away. He glanced at the woman who was beginning to stir. He spun on his heel and raced out of the store.

Panic set in when he stepped outside. The wailing of sirens in the distance not doing much good for his nerves. He stooped, hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. I can’t go back to jail. I can’t go back to jail.

“Damn!” he shouted, and disappeared down the alley.

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Average Reader Rating: 2.0 stars out of 5

  1. Bloody Coffee

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 7 months ago

    Ooh..

    A jailbird, is he??

    I like the little coffee-blood to oil-water thing. very creative.

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    You Know You Love Mee!'s Buddy Icon You Know You Love Mee!

    Posted 7 months ago

    Nice twist.
    :]]

    I could nave never come up with that.

    You Know You Love Mee!
    FIVE STARS

  3. Bloody Coffee

    Overlooked_Merchandise's Buddy Icon Overlooked_Merchandise

    Posted 7 months ago

    oh i lik the part when he says that all he needs is his prescription, it was so sad/cute. i no it doesn’t make much sense, but still

  4. Bloody Coffee

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great job transitioning from his detached coffee thoughts, to how he needs his prescription, and then coming fully to grips with the situation that he could go back to jail.
    LoA

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    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    wow… intense.. full of anger,, wonder what he did, something vilolent no doubt.

  6. Bloody Coffee

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Engaging from the start – intense and full of possibilities. Well done, friend!

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    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 7 months ago

    Very nice continuation of Wil’s story. Nicely done!

  8. Bloody Coffee

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Fantastic!

  9. Bloody Coffee

    meckanical spider's Buddy Icon meckanical spider

    Posted 7 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Jail, eh? Nice.

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    J.B. Williams' Buddy Icon J.B. Williams

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Just give him his meds. Now.

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    xxcatiexcatxx's Buddy Icon xxcatiexcatxx

    Posted 7 months ago

    That was gayful.

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    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 7 months ago

    whoa, why was he in jail the first time!? sequel!
    LoA

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    Lone Writer's Buddy Icon Lone Writer

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice descriptions! :)

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    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 6 months ago

    Whoa, nice sequel! I love the random thoughts at the beginning, and the little jail twist at the end.

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