Drowned in the Past
He crouched down, opened the vial, took hold of her jaw, and poured the liquid in.
She writhed on the floor. The rash started from her neck, spreading like something burning, patch by patch across her face and arms and body. She clawed at her own skin; blood was packed under her fingernails, scratch marks everywhere. She opened her mouth to call for him but her throat could only produce a wheeze, like a broken bellows. Her eyes were stretched wide, tears and snot and blood all running together.
She looked at him. Her gaze held hatred, pleading, terror, and confusion.
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