Illogical Fear
a 100 word story
“There’s gotta be a logical explanation.” He said, and put his nicotine-stained fingers on the kid’s bony arm.
“I swear, I saw two red eyes glaring at me from below the stairs.” The kid babbled. He was always babbling.
“Just git to damned sleep.” He growled, wondering how his ex-girlfriend could even handle the little son-of-a-bitch. He was the father, sure, but not by choice. Courts forced them together after her suicide.
“I’m scared!” The kid whined.
“Boohoo. Get outta here before I smack the stupid outta ya!”
Red eyes blinked beneath the stairs.
“There’s gotta be a logical explanation.”
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© M.Lee / All Rights Reserved
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Comments (9)
Congratulations on TS! I was pulled in by the real world way the conversation went! Fabulous job! And I hope he is nice to the kid or those eyes….
I loved your short story! Congrats on Top Story!
creativity its top notch,i love it
Can’t believe this was just 100 words. So much back story and emotion. Nice one.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Your story is amazing! Fear and mystery surrounding the red eyes under the steps captured my focus. Congrats on Top story
Love the open-ended possibilities of this one and imagining what comes next! Well done!
Oooo, a wonder who or what those red eyes belong to hehehehehe
Yikes! I'm keeping my feet under the covers! 🛌