A 50-word #ZapFic50 story inspired by the Freewriters @daily.prompt "red-raw sore"
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My heart pumps hot blood through thumping viens in my head. Wiping my temples, the back of my hand comes away stained. I'm sweating blood. The wound on my leg - the creature's tooth marks swollen yet still visable - is oozing something thick and alien. Perhaps, I'm dying. Or, something worse.