Five Sentence Fiction challenges you to pack a punch into a mere five sentences using a weekly prompt for inspiration. This week's prompt, provided by Lillie McFerrin, is CHERISH.
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Unchained
Chapter
19: Cherished
into Death
“How are you alive?”
Ylana asked from her seat beside Nara on the woman’s front porch, grateful that
her friend’s hand rested on her shoulder as a constant source of comfort and
support.
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“I wanted my ex-husband to think I died, so I staged my
death,” the woman replied simply as she buttered a freshly baked roll. “When he and I first met, I saw that he
cherished me in a way no one else ever had, so I finally consented to marry
him. I soon discovered that his obsession
with me was . . . shall we say unhealthy
. . ., and even after I left him, he may as well have been my shadow.” The woman paused and gave a bone-chillingly
mirthless laugh before adding, “I never realized that he would chase me even
into death, or that I would have to kill so many victims of his ‘purple fever’
to protect my secret.”
Oh no...
ReplyDeleteOuch.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Uh oh...
ReplyDeletePerfectly evil. I love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a tad creepy; the way she is so matter of fact as she tells her story. Very descriptive. Loved it. x
ReplyDeleteWow. She definitely made me nervous at the end. Maybe I should read to catch up and see the context, but this part made me interested in the rest.
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