Antonio was angry. Angrier than angry. He was absolutely livid, but that was the least of his problems. He'd recently paid a lot of money to some very shady characters for a tiny satchel of rare and highly illegal ingredients that was supposed to be a 100% effective cure for his condition once combined.
It hadn't been easy. He was not a wealthy man so he'd begged and stolen from people he loved and hated for months to afford it. But it was worth it. Or at least it would have been if it had worked. He'd followed the spell exactly and consumed the elixir at the right moment so what he should have been experiencing was nothing at all.
Instead he felt that old familiar feeling that made it obvious to him that he'd been duped. Every follicle on his body itched, his skin felt feverish and the walls of the room seemed to be pressing in on him. No doubt about it, the full moon was rising and he had maybe an hour or two before he shed his human skin and the Beast took over. At least one and possibly all of those ingredients were duds. Another morning would meet him dazed, bruised and naked with no clue where he'd been or what he'd done.
With a sigh he made up his mind to hide out in the apartment of the man responsible for scamming him and wait for nightfall. If the curse persisted at least he'd put it to good use.
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This wasnt exactly five minutes but it was as close as I could get 😅. If you're interested in putting together your own 5 minute free write on today's theme, you can check it out over here. It's pretty late though so maybe try tomorrow instead.
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