GAZELLE
From the look in his eyes I could tell that there was absolutely nothing that could deter him from the path that he was on, but the amount of salt in that bowl terrified me enough to keep stepping back instead of doing as he commanded.
I didn't see him move, I couldn't even prepare myself for it before his hand wrapped around my throat in a vicious grip.
"Are you trying to test my patience, Tilapia?" His voice was several degrees lower than before, and filled with anger now.
"No. Please... please... I..."
"Too late for that now." His second hand gripped my hair and he forced my head backward in an angle that sent sharp pain slicing through my neck.
I cried out in pain, and his laughter followed. "Scream all you want, honey. But you would do as I say."
Tears rolled down my face as pain consumed me. He was doing this intentionally, causing me pain so that I ingested the poison on my own.
I saw black as the intensity of the pain continued to increase. My neck, my head, my throat,
