There are so many living organisms around us that we choose not to see... Even though this story involves an old abandoned house (in the East-Macedonian village Smojmirovo) and a living soul in it, it has nothing to do with some expected horror events. However, I personally see it as modern, socially engaged horror story and you are about to see why.
Before this house was about to be legally demolished for the new urban plan to be constructed on her place, I managed to take a couple of pictures of it and i realized that this house has developed its own anatomy over time. Just like a human organism. Just like an old woman waiting to be put in her grave.
The reason why I'm calling this a modern society horror story is because it shows the assimilation of my country's culture, architecture and history (especially in old villages like this one) into a grey homogeneous substance of concrete. And yet, it is nobody's fault. People leave villages to move into bigger cities and globalization simply must take over. It is time for everything old to go underground and make a firm soil for the dynasty of skyscrapers that requires a lot of space. This Smojmirovian "old lady" as all the others will hopefully rest in peace (if the new 1000 neighbors above her grave don't disturb her very soon)...
Before this house was about to be legally demolished for the new urban plan to be constructed on her place, I managed to take a couple of pictures of it and i realized that this house has developed its own anatomy over time. Just like a human organism. Just like an old woman waiting to be put in her grave.
The reason why I'm calling this a modern society horror story is because it shows the assimilation of my country's culture, architecture and history (especially in old villages like this one) into a grey homogeneous substance of concrete. And yet, it is nobody's fault. People leave villages to move into bigger cities and globalization simply must take over. It is time for everything old to go underground and make a firm soil for the dynasty of skyscrapers that requires a lot of space. This Smojmirovian "old lady" as all the others will hopefully rest in peace (if the new 1000 neighbors above her grave don't disturb her very soon)...
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Her nervous system
Very delicate and calm. It shows the greatest wisdom of all: patience.
Her bones
Strong ones, they have survived many storms, but are not yet to survive.
Her heart
Preserved and ready to be transplanted into the new body structure that's going to be born in her place.
Her birth channel
Not in use any more.
Her stomach
The liquid inside it ussed to be a powerful one (rakia). If you consumed it, it would consume you as well.
Her liver
It used to store all toxins before it become a toxin itself.
Her smart tooth
The last one remained, but can still bite really hard.
Her eyes
She has a senile blindness, there-for the blue curtain on her eyes, but they are still a reflection to oneself if you look at them
Her mouth
She has so much to say, but is always reserved. Prefers to listen instead.
Her spine
Absolutely nonelastic, but firm and strait as a soldier's spine. About to be broken.
Her lungs
She used to breath in and out at the top of her lungs. Now she struggles with asthma.
Her skin
Old and wrinkled, with some scars that have the history written in them.
Her hair
She had some shiny playful curls all over her shoulders, but they fell off with time.
Her sighs
She hasn't got any power left. Only a couple of sighs that are about to fade out.They still whisper to the ones that can hear them.