Blood Flows
Short Fiction by Dana Frombach published in Vol 2 Issue 1
I am perched on the corner of his bed. Watching the open doorway, everything outside is bathed by a yellow 40-watt bulb from the kitchen. The toilet flushes with its characteristic clunk clunk slosh. Rolling my hips to the left, I pull my black skirt a little higher on my legs. Adjusting my shirt, I pull up my red bra to increase the visible cleavage. My silver chain necklace, with a tiny heart pendant, hangs perfectly between my breasts. I hear Jay’s footsteps, and soon he is standing in the doorway. Slowly swinging my hair over my right shoulder, and blinking three times, I blow a red lipped kiss at him. He stops in his tracks, and inhales sharply. (more…)