Eudora

ty while Eudora found work. Of course, she was barely able to speak to people and had no

sort to comfort behavior. She lied down on the floor. She lied down in the dark. She sc

fake, white teeth. He struck her across the face. A pink welt quickly formed on her pasty, white face. Eudora had endured much, but

hing inside him told him she was a

w. The wall began to crumble. Larry left for a few days, left Eudora on her own. He figured it was time to cut back on the

her pasty, white body gleaming under the moonlight. She had actually scratc

ome! I paid for all this!" He growled at her, an

ig, fake yellow teeth were crumbling. Like he

-You-Dufus, " she sang. "Dora-Eudor

eased back, but she kept pace and eased forwards. Just be yourself, Patty had told her. E

managed a gasp. Eudora struck him across the fa

never had a road. If he did, one might imagine a dusty path; never anything on it, never changing, never amounting to a

and Eudora. During a cold, winter afternoon, he found the house. It w

ided to do what he had to. He took off his jacket, wrapped it around his

. His lungs tried to repel the smell. His stomach rebelled against

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r two. It was Eudora. She

He found the stench. It must have been Larry. It was fat and bald, but it had no face. Its throat was bitten out. An arm was eaten. The fl

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as it became a rundown highway. That highway led into a basement, and in that basement, there was a mo

ndparents had seen so long ago, a hunched over naked creature. The crack of light thr

harlie saw that her teeth had broken away. The

in disbelief. "I'm her

oung man. It felt like the ground came out from under his feet and hit him from behind. Sharp pains gripped the sides of his face like bear