Assignment 4

Assignment 4: 125 words. First and last sentence must be the same.

Her throat began to swell, or so she thought. She put her hands up to her neck; there was nothing to report. But it felt real, like she’d been feasting on balloons in the middle of the night and one had become wedged. It began to expand, pushing down on her chest and up and out through her ears. She felt woozy. The bigger it grew, the more her heart raced – she felt sure she would pop, but the day went by and the pop never came.

As night approached, the balloon began to deflate, and her heart began to relax. Peace. But the morning soon arrived. Her eyes came to. Her brain began to whirr. Her throat began to swell, or so she thought.