Red Spot

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A short story from 'Short Stories to Tell in the Dark'.
I recorded a few with a theatre in CA, however, the project fell through. I only have this sample and none of the final cuts.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Accents

North American (General)

Transcript

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one night, a young girl was sleeping in her bed when the spider crawled across her face. It stopped for a few minutes on her cheek, then went on its way. When she woke up the next morning and looked in the mirror, she noticed a small red spot on her cheek. What's this? She asked her mother, who looks like a spider bite. Her mother replied. It will go away. Just don't scratch it. But soon the small red spot grew into a big red boil. Look at it now, the girl said. It's it's getting bigger. Well, that happens sometimes, her mother said. It's coming to a head. However, in a few days, the red spot was even larger. Look at it now, the girl said. It hurts. It hurts so much and makes me look so ugly. Well, we'll have the doctor look at it, her mother said. Maybe maybe it's infected. But the doctor couldn't see the girl until the next day. That night, she decided to take a nice, relaxing bath. As she lay soaking in the warm water, The boil suddenly burst and out port a swarm of tiny spiders from the eggs their mother had laid in her cheek