Scar Tissue
“I kept one hand pressed tightly over my mouth and nose.
It was a man’s body, and it was hard to look at.
He’d been dead for a while.
He wore pants but no shirt. His skin was bloated and grayish green. He was sitting in a wooden armchair. His ankles were tied to the legs and his wrists were bound to the arms. A rope around his chest held him upright. His chin was slumped down on his chest so that I couldn’t see his face, but I recognized him by his thick thatch of curly gray hair.
Sour bile rose in my throat. I swallowed it back and forced myself to kneel in front of him and shine my light on his face.
Jake Gold’s cheeks, throat, neck, and chest were covered with round black scabs. His left eye was gone, leaving a socket full of crusty dried blood. The blood had run down his face, off his chin, and onto his shoulder and chest.
His wrists, where they were tied to the arms of the chair, had swollen around the baling wire that held them there. It looked like his hands would explode if you... poked a needle into them.MoreLess
It was a man’s body, and it was hard to look at.
He’d been dead for a while.
He wore pants but no shirt. His skin was bloated and grayish green. He was sitting in a wooden armchair. His ankles were tied to the legs and his wrists were bound to the arms. A rope around his chest held him upright. His chin was slumped down on his chest so that I couldn’t see his face, but I recognized him by his thick thatch of curly gray hair.
Sour bile rose in my throat. I swallowed it back and forced myself to kneel in front of him and shine my light on his face.
Jake Gold’s cheeks, throat, neck, and chest were covered with round black scabs. His left eye was gone, leaving a socket full of crusty dried blood. The blood had run down his face, off his chin, and onto his shoulder and chest.
His wrists, where they were tied to the arms of the chair, had swollen around the baling wire that held them there. It looked like his hands would explode if you... poked a needle into them.MoreLess
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