Melt Me Into the Floor
The heavy summer rain flooded the countryside. The communal house, where waterlogged tables no longer creaked, was a refuge for all inhabitants. The heat pressed sour sweat from every pore. The old ones exuded an acid odor. Human emanations fogged the atmosphere. Nothing green, nothing fresh, nothing dry. Just sticky and oiled skins, trying not to get stung by the mosquitoes—and the other human souls who were there, trapped under that circumstance. Every kiss curdled; each tongue met the rotten […]