The Haar

by David Sodergren

There is a God, thought Aaron, and then the creature yanked hard on his skin and turned him inside out like a revolting fleshy pillowcase.

How many times had he risen from the sea in search of sustenance? How many people had he killed? Was she safe with him? And most importantly… did she even care?

She set off along the beach with the sun on her back and her husband dangling from her hand in a carrier bag.