PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
WARNING: may not be suitable for squeamish readers
Rats gnawing. Stabbing pain. Falling forever. Maniacal laughter.
Trevor woke with a splash, teeth chattering enough to chip his caps, in a tub he didn’t recognize. The water was ice cold – and pink. Head fuzzy, he cast about to orient. White towels soaked bright red lined the small ceramic-tiled floor. His back throbbed.
The last thing Trevor remembered was laughing with a knockout brunette at a club Sammy had told him about. Ree suggested they move to a table in the back shadows where they could get cozy. The last thing he drank was a special martini Ree suggested.
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Learn more about illegal organ trafficking here.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the authoress/artist host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
Ah, he wasn’t using that organ anyway…
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🙂
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Dear Lisa,
This reads like something out of Star Trek. More evil than vampires. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, thank you. It’s horrible to think it’s real, along with other forms of human trafficking 😦
Shalom,
Lisa
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What a image you painted, sounds like he is in deep trouble
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Thanks, Michael, he is.
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Never trust the brunette that tries to pick you up in a nightclub! A real nightmare.
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Thanks, Iain, indeed!
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Whoa. It’s a stark reality indeed. Great take on the prompt, Li
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Thank you, Shweta.
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You’re very welcome 🙂
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Organ harvesting is like sex trafficking. It’s one of those things that’s so horrific I can’t believe it’s real.
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I hear you. Labor trafficking is another biggie that flows under the radar a lot.
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Grizzly stuff
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Horrifyingly vivid descriptions. Thanks for the warning. I needed it. Brutal but very effectively written, Lisa.
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Thank you very much, Dora.
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Creepy – and horrible to think stuff like this happens. First I ever heard of such a thing was many years ago, and it was a rumor going around town that it happened to our dentist’s son.
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Oh no 😦 To know it exists is one thing. To know someone it happened to takes it to another level.
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I bet tomorrow is not going to be a good day for him.
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I bet you’re right.
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Very graphic, but I really like the way you wrote the narrative and set the scene, I was hooked!
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Thank you much, Hannah.
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You’re most welcome 😊
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Brilliantly chilling!
Susan A Eames at
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Thank you, Susan.
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WOW, someone is in trouble!!
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Yes! I hope he’s able to get help.
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Only drink what you have mixed yourself…(k)
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Yes.
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😱😱😱
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Oy vey. I seem to think he’s missing something … (kidney … or … family jewels…?)
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He’ll find out soon I’m sure, if he lives long enough…
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Yeah … oy.
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Hope they only took one kidney…I read about this happening before…I can’t imagine.
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Yes it is difficult to imagine 😦
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it didn’t look good. at least he had fun while it lasted.
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That’s what I call looking on the bright side of things 🙂 Thanks for reading and commenting.
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A grim tale, all the better for not having been watered down for the squeamish!
Here’s mine!
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Thanks much, Keith.
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A grim reminder of what happens in the underworld.
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Thank you, Alicia.
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Watch out for the brunette! I don’t have a good feeling about his situation. Great descriptive story!
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Thanks much, Sue. I was going to say blonde because blondes are easy targets, then redhead but that would have been too much red in the story 😉
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Only in reading the comments did I see that this was organ “theft”. Poor bugger. Well done!
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It’s probably a good thing the description didn’t ring a bell. Thanks, Dale!
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🙂
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I think the most chilling is the sentence following the story. Shudder!
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Thank you, Brenda.
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Oh dear, there goes that kidney!
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Eek, hope they left him one…
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A great warning. Where every woman in a dark cozy corner is a true vampire in every way. Still the attraction never fails the weak-minded Trevors of this world. A nice turn on who spikes the drinks these days.
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Thanks much for your comment, James.
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The sad reality of this evil practice has affected way more lives than we realize. Well done.
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Thank you, Linda!
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Well told morality tale for the modern age! Be careful what you do with who. Sadly the kind of thing that happens all too often.
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
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During one of my frequent sleepless nights the other week I turned on the television (which usually sends me to sleep) and found a documentary on this very subject. Needless to say, there was little sleep to be had after that! Well done – this practice needs to be given more airing.
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Thank you, Sandra. Imagining that was a gruesome doc, and you’re right, needs more attention brought to it.
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Very dark and sinister, full of atmosphere.
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Thank you.
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Great description of blood and gore. Is he finished or can he still escape? I find myself shouting, “Get out now, while you still can!”
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Exactly! They might be taking a break before going back to harvest more of him! Thanks Michael.
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Very graphic but much needed story to raise awareness about the horrors of organ trafficking. I hope this poor guy survives and that Ree and the rest of the perpetrators are caught.
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Thank you, yes it does, just as all forms of trafficking do.
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You sure know how to paint a horrifying picture!
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Thank you. Organ trafficking is pretty horrifying.
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Indeed.
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