Daily story, July 17, 2025

Your body wants to do it, they were saying The scream is in you already. Relax your throat and let it fly. The more they said it the more she tightened. The more the circle smiled its welcoming smiles the less possible it felt to make any sound at all. Their hands lifted into the air and her fingernails dug into her palms. She screamed, screamed, screamed at them, silent.