Betrayed

ᏖᏂᏋ ᏰᏋᎶᎥᏁᏁᎥᏁᎶ ᎧᎦ ᏖᏂᏋ ᏋᏁᎴ

"I hope it's good..." young Qiuyue was cooking at home alone. As she picked up a ladle to observe the transparency and colour of the soup, "I hope I got the right type puffer fish. I got a phone with the ambulance on speed dial...hopefully I won't need it..." Qiuyue pulled out a spoon and tasted the soup. "It's good!" She scooped some more out for herself.

"My throat... it hurts...its burning!" Qiuyue vision turned blurry. She clawed at her throat, as if she was about to tear it out.

She could hardly make out anything. Her nerves where tingling, she couldn't feel her fingers. For a moment, all pain faded away as if it never happened.

Qiuyue stood up and slowly staggered towards the phone, just before she could reach it, all the pain hit her worse than before, making her double over in pain, almost collapsing. She told herself " I...I must make it to the phone or I'll...I'll never get any help."

As if death was playing with her, the next moment, she collapsed on the ground. Qiuyue lay on the ground, her body racked with pain, her mind drifted to moments from her past.

She remembered the first time she had ventured into cooking exotic dishes, the thrill of discovering new flavours, and the pride she felt when her friends praised her culinary skills. She thought about her family, wondering if they would ever know what had happened to her. She held on to the thought, believing she will never be found.

In all her agony, she wished for death to take her away. But be careful for what you wish for. The next moment, she blacked out, body cold and lifeless, was there but her soul was absent, as if someone or something had whisked her away...