As The Snow Falls
It Buries The Truth - For Sarah Parker's Horror Micro-fiction Challenge (Unofficial)
It was a cold, quiet December morning as the snow fell and nature itself conspired to bury the truth, a blood-curdling scream pierced the serenity. The scream came after a simple argument that led to my wife storming out and stumbling into my study for the first time in years. She’d found my secret. I knew as I walked slowly to the doorway, she was slumped against the bookcase in shock. There was no escape from the inevitable. “Yes, darling. I’ve been testing pain thresholds—and now, it’s your turn,” I smiled, locked the door, and sealed her fate.
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Author's Notes: For Sarah Parker's fun little Horror Micro-fiction (Unofficial Challenge). (98 words by Vocal's word counting). I may well do more, but this one screamed out to me (get it? baha).
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