Killer-Extras: Flash Fiction
Here's a short and squirm inducing little tale!
Experiment
By Yvette Managan
Bob cut the tip of his pinky off when he cleaned his fingernails with the dirty pocket knife. The blade was sharper than he'd known, Bob had hardly felt it at all. Just a little accidental jolt and the sudden red blossoming. Mama always said that if you used a dull knife, it would hurt like hell. I’ll save the dull knives for later, Bob thought as the blood collected where the skin had been, and dripped slowly down the side of his palm.
When the trail reached his wrist, Bob shook his hand. Scarlet
droplets spattered the woman on her pale gray face. She couldn’t
see it, of course, the bandages covered her eyes, but when the
droplets landed on her cheeks, her head jerked back. Bob slipped
his finger into his mouth and giggled.
Then he bent over, searching the dust bunnies and rat turds for
that little piece of skin. There it is. Under the chair. Not too
dirty. Bob picked it up, slipped it between his teeth and bit
down. The sliver of skin was tough and chewy, but didn’t taste
like anything.
It was the idea of self digestion that kept Bob coming back for more. He ate the skin around his cuticles and bit rough spots off his thumbs and palms. He peeled his scabs and ate them too. It was fascinating how, no matter how fast Bob ate himself, his body always rejuvenated. His fingers never got shorter, and his sores always healed. He thought that he replaced what he ate, with what he ate.
That’s why she was here. But where would he start? He didn’t know.
Maybe he would flip a coin.
Bio Bits:
Yvette Managan hails from Florida and is a writer who works by
day maintaining the chemical integrity of the Banana River. At
night, she acts as intermediary between the horses, hound-dogs,
and husband.
Her work has been seen in Static Motion, Twisted Tongue, Lyrica,
Oysters and Chocolate, and The Linnet’s Wings.
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