A is for Annihilation

One of the first 55-word fiction posts in a series that I'm developing....


At first, he wanted to make it quick, one slash and a burst of fountain, twenty minutes to the end.
But when he began working, he did it very slowly.
A trickle at a time.
Hours to the end.
With each passing second, the feeling of life grew stronger.
As it escaped from his wrists.