The Outskirts of Town (Chapter 1: Growth)
Leaping up the stairs three at a time, I rushed to the top floor of the apartment block where my friends flat was. The elevator was normally slower than me, especially when I'm this excited. Matt had called me around late at night which only meant one...
The Outskirts of Town (Chapter 4: Engorge)
Tomorrow came quickly enough. When I awoke, I was in Matt's bed, and sunlight was streaming in through the window. My body ached a sweet, dull ache and I could hear Matt in the kitchen. When I called out to him, he carried in a tray of breakfast,...
The Outskirts of Town (Chapter 3: Expansion)
I redressed and, following the bull's directions, headed through the old farmhouse, eventually finding myself in a large room with a bar, a large amount of round tables with various groups of people around them, and a sort of dance floor that the...
The Outskirts of Town (Chapter 2: Swelling)
"I imagine it would kill you." Matt answered my question. We were sitting in his front room, playing videogames as we had been all day, waiting for the night so we could head to this place on the outskirts of town. I'd asked him what would happen if he...