{"sf1_id":1611870,"sf2_id":null,"title":"The Breath","author":"Malaphor","words":145,"posted_at":"2020-08-04T13:14:00.000Z","tags":["Fear","Pain","breathing","writing"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1611870-the-breath","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/view/1611870","image_url":"https://www.sofurryfiles.com/std/thumb?page=1611870\u0026ext=.jpg","description":"#1 of Writing\n\nIn this day and age of plague, our bodies can so easily turn against us. That is terrifying.","content":"You breathe.  \nBreath in, breath out.  \nYou breathe easy, you are safe.  \nYou eat.  \nNutritious food, fuelling your day.  \nYou eat easy, you are safe.  \nYou drink.  \nSimple, clean water. It hydrates-  \nThere is a problem. A pain as it passes.  \n  \nYou breathe.  \nBreath in, breath out.  \nYou breathe, but you are uneasy.  \nYou eat.  \nNutritious food, you need it.  \nBut it hurts. Hurts to even swallow.  \nThe food you need to survive tortures you as you try to eat it.  \nYou drink.  \nSimple, clean water. Surely it should state this burning.  \nThe flames grow brighter.  \n  \nYou breathe.  \nYour breathe is shallow and fearful, the air passing through your lungs only barely.  \nYou don't want to risk taking too much.  \nYou eat.  \nYour body punishes you with pain.  \nYour drink.  \nYour body punishes you with pain.  \n  \nHow long until it punishes you for breathing too?  \n  \n\n"}