It does nothing to penetrate the eternal darkness of the tunnels surrounding him . He traces the craggy cavern walls to the ceiling ' s hole and back down to his leg . There ’ s no chance of climbing out , unless he wants to use his tibia as a rock-climbing pick .
The thought makes him squirm , especially since he knows what he has to do next . John clicks off the flashlight . He wants to preserve the battery , but mostly he doesn ’ t want to see . With only the moonlight to guide his shaking hands , he places one above the break and one below . “ One …. two …” CRACK ! The bone squelches into place , and John …
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E . M . Caris is a copywriter based in Greenville , S . C . He writes comedy for Cracked and the Hard Times and has been published in Anomaly Literary Journal .
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