Little Red's Story // part 5

the wolf awoke suddenly,
heavy with a life from which he had been desperate
to make an exit
where was the hunter? the woodsman? the good samaritan?
why hadnt the ax yet separated him from his thoughts, his past?
he could feel red's hands pressed up against his inner belly
the batting of her eyelashes tortured him with every blink
her hair was caught in his throat, he realized as
he started to cough and gag violently

[author: lily]