The tentacles pull me back. Splash! I fall into the watery goo that's emitting a dim light. I can feel myself choking. I try to push myself up, but my body feels so heavy. Bubbles leave my mouth as my hands start to feel weak. It starts to become darker and out of focus 

A-am I gonna die..

I've only just started my twenties

I still have to meet uncle!

I tug at the tentacles for my final hope of getting free. My eyes blur as the last of the air, in my body leaves. My movement stops and my arms fall, I shut my eyes. I wake up in the fisherman's boat. I suddenly flip over coughing up snotty dark purple blobs. My shirt is ripped in half barely hanging on. Harsh rain hits against my freezing body. My mind is woozy only fragments show. 

An overwhelming pain swarms my head. I yell as pain whooshes all over my body. It rains harder, seeping into my skin. I glance at my forearm; it's covered in dark bruises and bite marks. Everything hurts, with an endless sting. "Don't worry bud we're almost there!" The fisherman calls out to me. 

I go in and out to being picked up by the fisherman. To being strapped into a red truck, with gross brown seats. White flashes, the fisherman talks to me, but I can't make out a word he's saying. I wake up my headache has loosened. My eyes focus, my arms are wrapped in bandages. I look around the rooms bare only one chair. I stand but fall onto the chair.  I move towards the door...

Clank clank clank... I wake up in the bed the fisherman by my side. "Hey... kid you up?" I nod slightly. "Good... It seemed like you couldn't get that fungi." I look away I start thinking about rent and the bills. "What's it's name I'll get it for you." He ends with a thick cough. 

"glow..wor..m" I sorely say. He nods "Well, I'll get it tomorrow if the tide's low" I smile. "Rest up bud" he rubs my forehead. That's the last I saw of him, until I got released a week later, from the hospital. The nurse says her final words. She points "There's Markus." Markus? the fisherman waves walking up the steps. 

He holds a big bag and gives it to me. I reach inside pulling out glowworm my eyes sparkle. "Thankyou! You're a lifesaver." I hug him "It was no biggie." He smiles "Do you want a drive to your car?" I shake my head no. "Thank you for everything though, I'll be on my way now." 

Markus tilts his hat down, and talks to the nurse. I skip down the steps, and go home. I think I'm gonna wait a day before I do anything I sigh  and walk towards Fay-Fay's shop. I stop for a breather, and head inside. I walk into the shop, the bell rings. "Fay-Fay?..." I call out. I step onto a fallen plant, I raise my foot slowly. That's weird....

Smash

Glass shatters in Fay-Fay's room. I dash to the open door. "Fay-Fay!..." brisk coughs leave her mouth. Fay-Fay scrambles against her desk. "Fay-fay... don't worry it's me... What happened?" Fay-Fay holds her composer "Something.. I-I don't know maybe animal or something a-attacked me" Fay-fay slurs her words holding herself.

Fay-Fay is drenched in some secrete liquid. She smells like the cave... "Are you okay? are you hurt?" she shakes her head no. Weird

I stand fay-fay grips my legs "I-It had purple violate eyes, they were glowing! I know that I sound crazy, but I'm telling the truth!-" Fay-fay's eyes close as she falls back. "Fay-fay?" splurging sounds come from her body.

 Her skin moves as if something is under it. I step back, watching in horror as fay-fay's body starts to float. My eyes widen, I can't help but look at her. Move! I say in my head. But I can't, it's as if my grandpa's doing a magic trick.

My body is compelled to just sit and watch. I bite my lip, my eyes start becoming glassy. Blood starts running down Fay-Fay's forehead. Her skin tightens by the movement of whatever's under her skin. Until she explodes, painting her blood over the walls, and me.

I just stand processing what just happened. I stand dazed in horror....

Have I been cursed?

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