The Wilting

By Gori Suture

Surely you’ve heard the curious tale of the mad scientist Dr. Vogelii? No? When Heather and her friends enter the abandoned lab on a dare, they discover the mind bending truth behind the rumors, and their perspectives are forever changed. This is a short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Oct 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9780359180134

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Copyright Notice

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

The Wilting

First edition

Copyright © 2017 by Gori Suture

Cover art: Gori Suture

Editor: Gori Suture

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.

Published in the United States by:

Inside Henry’s Head

Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Ebook ISBN: 978-0-359-18013-4

First edition: October 2018

List of Works

Fiction by Gori Suture:

Novels:

Asphyxia – A Smut Saga, Vol. 1

The Witch of Hainted Holler – A Smut Saga, Vol. 2

Shatter Kinder – A Smut Saga, Vol. 3

Geist Kinder – A Smut Saga, Vol. 4

Walking Weird – A Smut Saga, Vol. 5

Novellas:

Smile of Truth

Short Stories:

Metempsychosis – Migration in Six Parts

Blue

Hymn

Punkin’

Push

Special Delivery

Till Death Do Us Part

Eternally Yours

Naughty Nurse

Last Halloween

A Home With Potential

A Leg Up

Good Morning

Perfect Fit

The Wilting

Emily’s Bones

The Wilting

Most friendships are like a bouquet of flowers.  Sure, they are lovely to have, but they are transient, and inevitably, they wither and die.  Seldom does the stem take root, begging for tender hands to place the new roots in fertile soil, yet this, more than anything, is what Heather craved!  No bouquet fit for a grave, but a potted plant and a sunny windowsill!  So, when Heather found herself walking home along the same route as Jasmine and Rose, she felt pleased when they flanked her and started to chat.

Hey, I’m Jasmine.  That is Rose.  What’s your name? said the one on her right.  Jasmine was scrawny and tall, and her oversized head threatened to topple her over at any moment.  Luckily, her giant feet kept her literally grounded, though they did nothing to stifle her illusions of grandeur and flights of fancy.  Yet despite her awkwardness, she was oddly pretty, with long, silky black hair and big, bashful brown eyes that sparkled with innocence and optimism.

Heather smiled coyly as she told them her name.

How was your first day? asked Rose, the one on her left.  Rose was a quintessential nerd, complete with thick