onethousandandtwo

Looking at Infinity

FROM THE BELLY

Posted on August 29, 2014 by hafong

Once again it is Friday and time for story telling in 100 or so words by Friday Fictioneers. It is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. I am screaming and howling out my tall tale of 100 words. Do you know how stress relieving that can be? Try it for yourself and see. I tell no lies – no much.

PHOTO PROMPT – Copyright – Madison Woods

Sarah ran, holding her swollen belly with both her hands. Stumbling over brambles and tree roots, she finally stopped and leaned against a tree trunk.

Catching her breath, she sat down on the moss in between the tree’s roots. She felt a kick in her stomach. She smoothed her hands over it. They came away with wetness. She lifted her skirt. Her scream rang out in the still air. Biting her lips, she silenced herself.

She closed and opened her eyes. A giant slimy yellowish brown worm was oozing from her belly button. She howled, wishing this was a nightmare.

18 thoughts on “FROM THE BELLY”

Alice Audrey on August 29, 2014 at 8:32 pm said:

That is actually really close to a nightmare I had when 9 months pregnant with my first child.

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- hafong on August 29, 2014 at 10:14 pm said:
  
  Oh, wow! Fiction is stranger than truth. 🙂
  
  Lily
  
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Nan Falkner on August 30, 2014 at 12:23 am said:

Dear Hafong, This IS a nightmare! Good story and I hope she get’s rid of it all! Yuck! Nan 🙂

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Life in the 50's and beyond... on August 30, 2014 at 6:10 am said:

This is scary and freaky. But I love it. This story needs to continue.

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on August 30, 2014 at 6:56 am said:

Yikes – this is not the pregnancy you want.. But demons and aliens tend to be disgusting.

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- hafong on August 30, 2014 at 6:26 pm said:
  
  Am enjoying the alien and demon side of me. 🙂
  
  Lily
  
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patriciaruthsusausan on August 30, 2014 at 6:59 am said:

Lily, I don’t think I want to know what happens next. I might continue the nightmare in my sleep. That’s really creepy. It is, however, well written. 🙂 —Susan

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- hafong on August 30, 2014 at 6:25 pm said:
  
  Thank you Susan. It’s new for me to enjoying writing creepy, crawling things. 🙂
  
  Lily
  
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Amy Reese on August 30, 2014 at 3:27 pm said:

Oh wow! This is a great one, Lily. I wish I could have written this. Really well done. 🙂

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- hafong on August 30, 2014 at 6:22 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Amy! So much fun stretching…
  
  Lily
  
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aliciajamtaas on August 30, 2014 at 5:14 pm said:

Oh! This totally makes my skin crawl. Well, Well, done.

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aliciajamtaas on August 30, 2014 at 5:14 pm said:

P.S. The title fits perfectly.

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- hafong on August 30, 2014 at 6:23 pm said:
  
  Thanks Alicia! I had to scratch my belly to come up with it. 🙂
  
  Lily
  
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rochellewisoff on August 31, 2014 at 5:33 am said:

Dear Lily,

There’s a larger story here. It stands alone and lets the reader fill in the blanks. Nicely done in a creepy crawly kinda way.

Shalom,

Rochelle

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subroto on August 31, 2014 at 5:54 am said:

Could be the start of a bigger nightmare. Nicely done.

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- hafong on August 31, 2014 at 8:18 am said:
  
  Thank you for reading and commenting.
  
  Lily
  
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hugmamma on August 31, 2014 at 4:26 pm said:

Not sure which is worse…eating those slimy buggers…or having one crawl out of one’s belly button. Either way…ugh!!! Good take off on the prompt…

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- hafong on August 31, 2014 at 9:10 pm said:
  
  Thanks! Writing slime gives me pleasure, though. 🙂
  
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