James Gullickson
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Below it was the hat.
Will didn't know what to make of the sight.
He'd forgotten about the smell.
He was trying to comprehend this.
Before he could gather his thoughts, the cape slowly crumpled into the hat, swallowed like water down a drain.
Will lay there for a moment, his heart pounding, his breath coming in short gasps.
Then he got up, walked over to the hat and picked it up.
It was heavier than it should have been.
Dense.
Like something was inside it, packed tight.
He should throw it away.
He should take it outside right now, dump it in the trash, never think about it again.
That was the smart thing to do.
But he had to know.
He reached inside.
A hand grabbed him immediately.
Not his wrist this time, but his fingers, interlacing with them.
The grip was strong.
His knuckles cracked.
He felt himself being pulled inward, into an endless sprawl within the hat.