There is a dog.

You speak.

It is the first time you have spoken since..... since....

When was the last time you spoke?

Where are you?

Why is everything familiar?

Why is there a dog?

Y O U S P E A K

"Yes."

You say.

Your voice cracks. The dog does not move. The dog is larger than before.

He smells like wet fur. Not wet fur from water though.... it smells like iron.

It smells like blood and fur.

The dog smells like rotten blood.

Lumpy blood.

Fresh blood.

There is a dog and he smells like blood.

You are still sad. Death feels too easy.

This could be hell.....

....but everything is too familiar.

How many times have you done this? You can't stay up all night. You can't look outside.

Y O U C A N T look outside, doggy

it's watching.

There is a dog.

He is looking at you.

"Good"

He cannot speak, but you hear him anyway.