An involuntary gasp escaped him as he stared, frozen, at his toilet. He blinked repeatedly, struggling to reconcile the sight with reality. Yet, each time his eyes reopened, the bewildering sight remained. There was no illusion at play here.
There, coiling and uncoiling in the water was what he first believed to be a snake. “But… wait..” John mumbled. Something about its sheen and the way it moved felt off. Suddenly he forgot all about his fear and he found himself leaning in for a closer look. His curiosity was taking over…