The unlabelled jar
A Drabble about boundaries, assumptions, and unintended consequences
Chantal arrived at the shared house for a month; she immediately helped herself to everything.
Entitled, ignoring boundaries, she went through shelves and foods that weren’t hers. She used anything from oats to unlabelled glass containers--she disliked plastic.
One evening she discovered a jar filled with what looked like chia seeds and stirred a spoonful into her yoghurt.
Days later she collapsed and died. The autopsy revealed the truth: they were laboratory larvae, part of another student’s biology experiment.
They had consumed her stomach and intestines from within. Her housemates never again left experiments in the kitchen--or their food unlabelled.
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Susan Fourtané
Susan Fourtané is a Science and Technology Journalist, a professional writer with over 18 years experience writing for global media and industry publications. She's a member of the ABSW, WFSJ, Society of Authors, and London Press Club.
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