Creative Writing : Youre only a survivor when youre rescued; until then, youre a victim
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Alex Cresswell Miss. Metcalfe Creative Writing : "You're only a survivor when you're rescued; until then, you're a victim..." Inevitable strangulation loomed - the grim promise of a gradual, agonising demise. Another nauseating crack as the aching bones in my neck snapped like raw carrots, my bloodshot eyes bulged excruciatingly in their restricting sockets; palpitating veins on the verge of rupture. Breathing evolved into a sequence of increasingly urgent gasps; limbs swelled with blood as the persistent python tightened its pestilent grip around my limp body, consciousness fading... slowly... away... I awoke abruptly; panting heavily, sweat gushing down my scrawny torso and onto the tangled mess of bedclothes. Beads of sweat accumulated on my palm as I thrust a trembling hand through the mass of sweaty hair on my head. Relax - it was only a dream. I flung the saturated quilt to one side, sat up, and thought. One million...


