Recently, Lan had been feeling an itch on her scalp. More precisely, it itched beneath her scalp.
As if bugs were crawling around.
On the day she turned twenty-six, she was working overtime at the office when her mother called to wish her a happy birthday, then asked when she planned to bring her boyfriend home.
Lan hung up. She had no plans to get married. If she kept pushing for another year, she'd soon get promoted.
When she left the office after work, she ran into a male coworker who hadn't gone home yet.
"We're going the same way. Let's walk together."
On the way to the subway, Lan's scalp started itching again. It felt as if countless bugs were wriggling beneath her hair, but she forced herself not to scratch.
While she was distracted, her coworker gently pulled her back onto the sidewalk. A car brushed past her.
Lan looked at her coworker.
Her scalp stopped itching.
For no reason at all, she felt that maybe getting married wouldn't be so bad.
[#Contagious Disease #Infection #Parasitism #Infinite Reproduction]
A short story, to be posted once it's all written.
(Synopsis screenshot saved on 2025.01.22)
Theme: Danger lurks everywhere
