Thank you @mariannewest for another fabulous #freewrite challenge, today's prompt is sunburn
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This is a stand alone freewrite, although it does follow on from "Jelly". To start at the beginning click here.
Mike wasn't sure how long he had been in the dark. Nor did he know if he had lost consciousness or not. All he did know is that he did seem to be on the Jelly's bloody gondola. From what he could tell - by gently feeling around him in the dark - he was alone. No one seemed to be in the boat with him.
That was something.
When the lights did come on, he sat still for a few minutes, covering his eyes against the sudden glare. When, at last, his eyes had adjusted, he could see that he was indeed floating along the Jelly's canal. There was no one he could see on the banks, either side. Perhaps he could jump into the water and swim to one of the banks and try to find a way out.
But the house was weird.
He suspected there maybe things living in the water that would like to snack on "Mikes".
The light was strong, and Mike had an odd feeling that it was not artificial. It was as powerful as the sun, and, before long, Mike could feel his skin burning...
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Yes please! I'll have another serving of Jelly
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Yay! I won last week's Constrained Writing contest by @svashta you can read my story "Bes" here (although I think it has past upvote time, so I would love you to comment on it instead!)