Spicy Hot
The blade enters her flesh. A sound, a wet sound, barely audible. The skin opens, the flesh separates, and the blood appears. Bright red, shiny, first beading, then flowing in a thin stream down her thigh.
She grits her teeth, her jaws clench, but she doesn't scream. Tears rise to her eyes, roll down her cheeks, but she doesn't cry. She watches her blood flow, fascinated, horrified, exhilarated.
"Into the bowl," I say.