sneezy24 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 A sneeze. So innocent sounding in the middle of July. On a noisy, crowded tube train this sound was almost lost and yet as the girl breathed deeply, that single virus wound its was up inside her nostril. There it lurked, growing and developing for a few days until it was powerful enough to cause havoc on her body. Her immune system started to fight. Her nose ran and ran, her throat ached and itched and eventually, she herself began to sneeze... Round 1 She took the tube every day to work. Her nose was getting sore and red rimmed and was running almost constantly. She could see people eyeing her sideways as she took her standing room that morning. She was sniffling deeply and thickly, trying not to draw attention to herself by getting out a tissue but knowing it was probably needed. A gust of wind as the doors opened was all it took. Her breath hitched and her nose ran more urgently. There was no time to reach for a tissue and as the train set off again, she couldn't use her hands to cover. She sneezed openly, a huge AH-CHOOOOOO!! The carriage was filled with her thick summer cold germs. The people standing next to her could smell that distinctive cold and fluey smell that only comes when a person really should have stayed at home. Still she hadn't done. She sniffled and immediately hitched again. She already had a dangerous amount of mucus trying to escape her nostrils, she knew it would be messy. She sniffed again but it was helpless. The tube was so crowded there was nowhere to turn, she sneezed again and again, AH-AH CHIEWWWWW. RACHOOOOO, EH-CHOOOOOO!!! The people in the carriage all knew they were doomed as the viruses flew round, seeking out their new prey. Round 2 He wasn't surprised. That girl on the tube the other day had sneezed all over him and she had had the look of a person suffering with the biggest summer cold of all time. It had started with a sore throat and a slight headache, doesn't it always, but this morning had come the blocked nose, the sniffles and of course the sneezing. He had no choice to go to work but he decided to take a cab. The taxi pulled up and he suffered in private all the way to the office, sneezing and blowing his nose into tissues all the way. The used tissued he dropped on the floor and he made sure to dry his hands off on the seat before he got into the office. Best not let the boss know how ill he was! Perfect for the viruses, all ready for their next victim to climb onto the backseat of the cab...
MzMental Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Oh! I love a good contagion story! Beautifully short segments, descriptive but to the point. Wonderful work!
bcj1027 Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 I super love this!!! Cannot wait for more! I’m a huge contagion slut lol!
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