Meat Pie

“Stop.”

“No.”

“I dont wanna eat it.” She says, scrunching her nose.

“Do it.”

“But it’s gross!”

“Eat it” His voice would have scared anyone but her, he loved her and would never hurt her.

“You disgust me.” She says teasingly as he waves it in front of her and the smell makes her choke.

“Good, eat it.”

“I don't like meat.”

“You’ve never had this kind,” He replies with a laugh at her antics.

“Yeah cause it’s weird!”

“Come on!”

“Ugh fine.” She finally sighs, taking a reluctant bite of the meat pie.

“See? It’s good right?”

“I guess, what kind is it again?”

“The meat? Well... Uh, deer.”

“Where from?” She asks curiously, leaning forward. She isn’t sure where he would hunt, they lived in a very urban section of Eutopia.

“A place, with trees”

“Ah, I love trees. The last time I was saw a tree was... I was running from something.”

“Oh no, who?” His reply is slow and strange, his hand suddenly gripping the fork harder than before.

“Wait, it was you!”

“Oh, darling, why you gotta be so smart? You can’t get far anyway” He utters the last bit as she tried to leap from her chair, just to fall to the ground, her horrified gaze slowly trails down to her legs. Or where her legs should be.

“The meat pie. No, no, no, no” She tried to crawl away but he quickly lumbers towards her.

“I’m sorry darling, I really do love ya’. I’m just so hungry”