A Stronger: A Short Story

ARE YOU CRYING, asked the Yeller with a look of anger and hate in his eyes. In all of the fear that Blur was feeling, she shook her head no as she had no other defense against this man other than the ability to deny what he was saying.
It was so hard to not cry…
WHY ARE YOU LYING TO ME?! NEVER LIE TO PEOPLE OF A HIGHER RANK! NEVER LIE TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE! I HOPE I AM UNDERSTOOD! BECAUSE YOU LIED, YOUR PUNISHMENT WILL BE FAR WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE!
The Yeller looked at the children around him, and then he screamed his words to them also.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DISRESPECT YOUR LEADERS! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO NOT DO WHAT YOU WERE TOLD! THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS! I HOPE THAT I AM CLEAR WHEN I SAY THAT
He tapped the box with a single, long, thin finger lightly. These are what other people call beetles. Do you know what beetles are?
Blur shook her head, and in response to that, The Yeller took one out of the box, and at the sight of it, her heart skipped a beat and she began to feel very, very afraid.
It was as large as the palm that of a large man, with spiky legs that moved quickly and with haste It’s body was shining like it was made of metal hast was a deep green that almost resembled the color black. It’s mouth was long and sharp, biting constantly as it tried to defend itself. Or, no. She knew what was wrong with it. It was hungry, very hungry. Blur was very afraid at this point.
There are ten of these in the box, said the Yeller, putting the beetle back where it came from. They haven’t eaten in a week, and they are very hungry for something. The side where they will be put is heated, so they will try to escape, of course. When they want to escape, they will try to bury themselves into the ground. Most of the time, they find out for themselves that the ground is edible. He did not smile. He only closed the lid of the box and closed his