Prompt:
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The old man walked through the field at the back of his farm until he reached Daisy May, who was resting peacefully behind some bramble. He put down the carved pumpkin he was carrying and reached for the flag, still crisp from when he had placed it on the truck during the 4th of July.
“It’s Halloween, Daisy May,” he said. “I brought you a present.” He picked up the pumpkin and placed it on the rusty old truck’s hood. He shivered. “It’s getting chilly, Daisy May. Pretty soon it’ll be Christmas. I’ll be sure to bring you some holly. You’ve always liked holly.”
He looked inside the truck and smiled at his beautiful wife Daisy May, who was resting peacefully on the bench seat of the truck with the same name. The truck she had sat in years ago when she had suffered a fatal heart attack.
He reached in and caressed the hair that was eerily still attached to the skull. “See you later, Daisy May.”
© 2017 – All rights reserved Loretta Notto @ Mermaid Fingers
That was certainly unexpected and macabre.
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And a little spooky! Thanks for reading.
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Done with exquisite beauty – such a lovely read. Thank you Loretta (y) (y) ❤
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Thank you Peter!
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Koooooooool. A fantastic story, Loretta. 🙂
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Thanks!
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Oh my! His wife died sitting in the truck and he just left her there! Hahahaha! This is such a chilling but funny story! I love it!
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What makes you think he didn’t kill her?
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Scratch that. She had a heart attack. Might be more interesting if he’d done her in, though. 😉
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Oh! I didn’t think of that!
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It’s a bit of a Halloween story. I was going to make it a 4th of July story but then I noticed the trees in the background were bare.
Thanks for reading.
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LOL! I didn’t even notice that.
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What the what! It went from lovely to disturbing real quick. WOW. So far this story has surprised me the most, lol. I really enjoyed this story. Thank you for the experience!
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And thank you for reading!
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Haha, great work. What a dark twist. Loved it.
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Thanks!
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So unexpected! I like how you managed to lead us to the ending with that bombshell. 🙂
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Thanks for reading!
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Nice twist!
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Thank you for reading!
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Very creepy – love how it went from sweet to macabre in the space of a few lines!
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Hard to do with a word limit! Thanks for reading.
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Daaamn din’t see that coming! Very good!
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Thanks!
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Wow, that actually made me shiver! Absolutely brilliant.
My story is called Daisy May
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Thanks for reading!
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Fascinating story, I did not see the end coming –
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Thanks!
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Creepily good read – I was thinking what a sweet guy and then you dropped the bombshell – unexpected!
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Could be he was a little bit sweet and a whole lot kooky! Thanks for reading.
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Oh my! What a creepy fellow.
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Yes indeed!
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