'Do you really think so?'
-Sure, why not?
'I dunno. I don't look the part'
Craven paused, casting a critical eye over his companion.
-Ya look fine to me. Who's to say what mimes should look like as long as ya stay quiet, eh?
Milton considered this bit of wisdom while they finished wrapping chains around the poor sod.
Counting to three, they hefted the struggling body overboard and watched it sink.
As bubbles rose to the surface, Milton turned to Craven, clutching his throat and thrashing about, drowning in utter silence.
-Yeah, you're gonna be one of the greats.
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Another that I missed, love this
Oh!! How deliciously dark!
You have a dark sense of humor. I love it! Well done.
Heather, this was a twisted and engaging story! I wasn't;t ready for how dark it turned but find it inspiring that you were able to keep undertones of humour within this short piece! Nicely done!
Fantastic!!!πππ
The part where they mention miming makes me think that they're French, but the part where they toss the body overboard into the lake makes me think that they're Italian. My mind just played into so many stereotypes right now. Am I proud of it? No. Do I want to know the races/ethnicities of the people in this story? Yes. Besides, imagine a mime shooting at Your with an invisible gun, and unlike cartoon logic where the mime's gun would have actual bullets, the mime would have somebody like a sniper or a person in a trenchcoat always nearby with the quickdraw, ready to put a bullet hole in anybody that gets in their way. The police would never find out as the mime would always be between the shooter and the victim.
Brilliant as always!
Very well done Try mine if you can Legend of the Cloud Sailors
Thatβs definitely a horror story .
π³ππ wowza, I have been schooled. Great work
Awesome! β€οΈ
Loved the humor in this
A micro thriller β€οΈ nicely done!
Dark dark delicious darkness. I concur with Brenton!
That was honestly fucking deadly. Didn't know which way it was turning and all within 100 words. So good. Bravo.
Hehehehehehehehe I enjoyed the darkness in this sooooo much!
Ooooh - deliciously dark!
Shades of Dexter in silent mode!
Dang. This is frightening! This was so eery and mysterious all the way through, my friend! You did such a great job at creating suspense. When I saw the word "mime", I was worried for Milton's fate!
H2 add the O, bag in the water this is great my friend π
Fabulous entry. Well done, my friend.
Oh my gosh, Heather- So good!!! ππ½ππ½
Love it