The Things They Take Away: Chilling Short Horror and Supernatural Stories by T.J. Lea & Velox Books

Author:T.J. Lea & Velox Books [Lea, T.J. & Books, Velox]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Velox Books
Published: 2023-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

The Eldritch Bud

I should preface this by stating that I’m not much of a smoker. Wow, amazing tone to set on a 4/20 experience, right? I just don’t wanna lie to you, not when discussing the shit that went down. I’ve finally focused enough to talk, I know some of the specialists here are keen to talk to me some more, but for now I’ve ignored them and decided to focus on getting this out there.

This needs to be explained, and I am desperate to get this out of my system. Literally and figuratively.

I never want to experience this “high” again.

The Eldritch Bud came up in conversation last 4/20 with my best friends Kai and perennial stoner Kenny. It was right as COVID was spreading across the world and stopping any of us from seeing one another for a traditional wake and bake. Kai would eat the brownies and binge TMNT, I’d take advantage of the abundance of snacks while politely declining the dank Kush, and Kenny would show off a new strain he’d bought from the marijuana store in town.

“Bro, the Eldritch bud is like…man, it’s the dark holy grail of the weed mythos. It’s like…it’s like the Darth Vader of the weed universe…or the grizzly bear of the weed kingdom…” His eyes glazed over and he took a drag from his blunt, the smoke-filled video screen adding to the atmosphere. “Strongest shit in Sturgeon, my guy.”

“It’s a strong strain, I get it. Can we eat it too or…” Kai asked, shovelling ramen into his mouth at lightning speed while screaming expletives at a League game in the background. Our Discord server was rarely ever free of some kind of shit-talking, so it was easy to block out.

“Nah…I mean, yeah, I guess you can eat it…but it’s not just strong, bruh, it’s like dark dark. Shit makes you see things, go to a special place, they say it helps you ascend and that it can either be the best or worst experience, depending on if you’re ready…” Kenny looked intense but excited. As if he were talking about a mythical creature. “It changes you inside and out. You go in one guy…come out another. Special…different.”

“I dunno, man. Isn’t that the kinda shit mushrooms and psychedelics do? I’m not an expert, or anything…” I trailed off, and Kai swallowed a mouthful of noodles before making a mock ringing noise.

“Oh shit, paging Dr. Tyson McGraw. Drug MD.” He puffed up his chest and pretended to be a busty woman, adding a breath-y voice in for good measure. “McGraw-senpai, you need to tell us if this is just a different strain bro, uwu.” Laughter rang out through the call, and I felt embarrassed, but I knew enough about weed to know that it could do some weird things, but not the type that Kenny was describing. Still, when the laughter died down, he was steadfast in his resolve.

“I swear, guys. I’m gonna grab some for when we can hang safely next time.

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