Almost mid-month

22,260.  That doesnt include todays words.  Here's a taste.

      Kelly looked at the clock, 10 am. She had showered, eaten some toast and was now examining the sore injection site. The skin still looked bumpy and now had a purple tint to it. Could just be bruising she thought. Her stomach rolled and she headed for the bathroom. Leaning against the sink she looked into her tired bloodshot eyes. I’m sure if I get some sleep I’ll be good as new when I get up. She brushed her long auburn hair, the repetitive motion soothing her nerves. Her head was suddenly very light, the room had a fuzzy distorted quality and there was a faint buzzing she couldn’t make out. Is that the doorbell? The brush fell from her hand and she gripped the doorscasing for balance but before she could take a step, Kelly collapsed to the floor. Her empty green eyes stared at the wall, one eyeball bulging rhythmically. From the underside of the curved orb a minute black feeler appeared, only to slowly retreat back into Kelly’s skull. Her stomach surrendered her meager breakfast, which now lay in a pool of mucus on the floor. As if on autopilot, Kelly’s body removed her tee shirt and underwear, her eyes staring blankly, she climbed into bed. The oily appendage reappeared, this time from Kelly’s open mouth. There was a sound, like a bee’s hive, muffled by bone and skin, vibrating out of her. As her body temperature rose and the injected intruder worked its magic, Kelly Green became something else. Bone density increased, cellular activity on a sub-atomic level skyrocketed, and her exterior showed no changes as inside she grew and transformed. The nanobots that Dr. Axan had given Kelly were rebuilding her and, in a sense, reprogramming her brain. Over the next 9 hours Kelly Green would become a not-quite-human tool that GenLabs would use to find its most precious and dangerous creation, Pi.

 

I guess you'll have to wait until December 1st to read the whole thing!