Just A Taste (A Short Story) by Dan Ames

Author:Dan Ames [Ames, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Slogan Books
Published: 2013-05-11T00:00:00+00:00

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“She died six months ago,” the woman said. “My sister left a long journal that detailed her fall into drugs, alcohol and depression. I could never figure out what happened to Bonnie. Until I read her journal. Seems she thought she was assaulted by a male flight attendant. That’s when she started using drugs. It was the beginning of the end.”

The woman stepped back, pushed a cart carrying bottles and containers up next to him. She lifted a yellow plastic can he recognized as antifreeze.

“So tonight I thought I would arrange a sort of Taste Test for you. Seeing as how you are such a connoisseur of flavor. Tell me, how do you find the bouquet on this one?”

His mouth was suddenly full and he tried to spit out the antifreeze, but some of it slid down his throat.

“Let’s use this to cleanse your palate.” Tate’s mouth filled again. The burning liquid bit into his tongue and the walls of his mouth began to shred. He felt chunks of flesh slide down his throat.

“Don’t care for the drain cleaner?” the woman said. “I thought it had overtones of licorice, raw sugar cane and elderberries.”

Tate’s head spun and he vomited. The acid went through his nose, unleashing the scorching agony in a whole new area.

“I saved the best for last, Mr. Forsythe,” the woman said. “This is a very rare vintage from Vineyard Amoco. It’s called Octane 87.”

Tate smelled the gasoline, felt it flood his mouth. It splashed over his face. He tried to scream, but the gasoline poured in. He held his breath until his lungs gave out. He sucked gasoline deep into his body.

“This is best served as a flambé.”

Tate heard the explosion, felt the pain envelop his entire being and then he couldn’t feel anything anymore. He also realized something else.

He couldn’t taste anything.

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