8

Nick woke up and ran to the bathroom just in time to vomit into the toilet. Weird cereal chips like raisin bran came spilling out along with a gray sludge. He vomited again and this time it was more of the same. The stench was horrendous which made him vomit even more until there was nothing left to vomit. Snot ran down his nose and tears from his eyes as he spooled the toilet paper off by the meter, pawing away all the mess. He flushed again and again, trying to get the smell to go away, but it lingered.

Shaking, he went to the medicine cabinet to get mouthwash and purge the taste away. Salty tears made him close his eyes as he undid the bottle and took a big swig. Rinsing, he felt a little better. Placing the bottle down, he wiped his face with the hand towel. He put the bottle back and closed the door to the medicine cabinet.

It was three in the morning when his mother came running in to find Nick, screaming at the top of his lungs and peeling his face off. Underneath the smooth skin of a human child, lay that of a snake man.