Belly Button Worms

    By In

    Belly Button Worms cover image

    10 May, 2024

    a woman in a bikini on a beach with people in the background and a bird flying overhead in the sky, Colin Middleton, photorealism, an ultrafine detailed painting, highly detailed digital painting

    Lily was enjoying the perfect beach day with her friends. As she soaked up the sun, she suddenly felt a tickle in her belly button.

    a woman in a bikini walking on the beach with a man in the background and a bird flying overhead, David Palumbo, figurative art, an ultrafine detailed painting, stanley artgerm lau

    She let out a loud moan, startling her friends. Looking down, she saw a small worm wriggling its way into her belly button.

    a woman in a bikini walking on the beach with a man in the background in black and white,, Arthur Adams, figurative art, a comic book panel, comic cover art

    Emma, Lily's best friend, noticed her discomfort and quickly came to her aid. She was horrified to see the belly button worm.

    a couple of women in bikinis walking on a beach next to a man in a suit and tie, Artgerm, figurative art, a comic book panel, yukito kishiro

    Emma knew about these harmless creatures. She told Lily the only way to get rid of it was to stand next to another girl with an exposed belly button.

    a group of women in bikinis walking on a beach next to the ocean with a bird flying overhead, F Scott Hess, serial art, a comic book panel, comic cover art

    Lily and Emma started a chain, standing next to girls and passing the worm from one belly button to another.

    a group of women in bikinis standing on a beach next to the ocean with a sky background and clouds, F Scott Hess, serial art, a comic book panel, graphic novel

    The belly button worm moved swiftly from one girl to another, causing a succession of loud moans to echo across the beach.

    two women in bathing suits standing on a beach next to each other, with a full moon in the background, Apollonia Saintclair, serial art, a comic book panel, graphic novel

    Hours passed but the girls didn't give up. They continued passing the worm until it finally found itself on the last girl in the chain.

    a group of women walking along a beach next to the ocean on a sunny day with a bird flying overhead, Apollonia Saintclair, serial art, a comic book panel, comic cover art

    The last girl, Lucy, had no one else to pass the worm to. She was scared but she knew she had to endure it for the rest of the girls.

    a woman in a bikini standing on a beach under a full moon and stars sky with a full moon behind her, Edgar Ainsworth, gothic art, a comic book panel, comic cover art

    As the worm burrowed into Lucy's belly button, she let out a loud moan. She stood there alone, waiting for the worm to finish.

    a girl in a bikini walking on the beach at night with the moon in the background and stars in the sky, Apollonia Saintclair, figurative art, a comic book panel, comic cover art

    Finally, the worm disappeared completely into Lucy's belly button. The beach fell silent, all eyes on Lucy.

    two girls standing next to each other under a night sky with stars and moon in the background, one of them is hugging the other, Charlie Bowater, serial art, a black and white photo, comic cover art

    Emma stepped forward, giving Lucy a comforting hug. Lily joined them, thanking Lucy for her bravery. The girls were finally free of the belly button worm.

    two women in bikinis standing on the beach under a full moon and stars sky with the moon in the background, Apollonia Saintclair, aestheticism, a comic book panel, yukito kishiro

    That night, the girls learned about courage and teamwork. They knew they could overcome any obstacle if they stood together.