FIRE. it had spread so quickly, burning
through the near emptiness of his tiny
apartment. he’d been rushed away from
the dying remains of his charred single
room living space, screaming -- viciously,
blood curdlingly. and yet, he wasn’t in pain;
his clothes had been singed, and his olive
skin was untouched. and now, he was silent.
he sat without movement in the small room,
alone in the midst of sterile hospital walls. he
wouldn’t move, for fear of the fire coming back,
for fear of it HARMING someone. he wasn’t a
monster, he wasn’t anything more than some
nameless creature of the night that made his
money selling his body out to stranger’s lust.
the door opened, and he tensed, brown eyes blown
wide, hands shoved into his pockets. he didn’t speak.