Mimic
“Please, stop hurting my brother,” Marvin begged.
“Marv, please make it stop,” Justin screamed and sobbed. The shin bone I could see, was almost poking through the leg. The knee cap was not where it was supposed to be. Ouch.
“Don’t worry Marvin, you’re about to get your comeuppance too,” I said as I lit the dryer lint on the wood and paper shavings. Fire started to lick the shavings and lint growing towards the tender flesh hanging from the metal chair.
“What are you doing?” Marvin screamed. His voice was very high-pitched.
“Roasting your nuggets,” I said calmly. I fed small pieces of wood to grow the fire as Marvin screamed and begged for me to stop. Justin looked horrified as he watched. Tears and snot running down his face.
The fire climbed higher and higher until t
