I was inspired to write this drabble after watching a horror film that didn't scare me. Horror is often a relative thing. That which terrifies one may not even phase another. Then again, there are certainly real-life experiences that would horrify most.
Horror
What defines the horror
genre?
Dana stared at the question for several long moments. Of course she knew what the professor
expected her to write. She’d been to
class, taken notes, and studied. Yet she
couldn’t regurgitate the answer she’d memorized.
You don’t know what horror
is, she thought
bitterly. Horror is waking up every day feeling like you were born into the wrong
body. Horror is feeling as if you’ll
never fit in, and fearing every day that your family will finally see through
the veneer and be repulsed by who you really are.
Dana left the question blank.
That is a sad piece. That last line after all those thoughts - heartbreaking.
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I love what you did with this. It would have been so easy to write something about monsters, but the scariest things are often very personal, internal fears.
ReplyDeleteSo very sad and true, which is what makes it even sadder. Beautiful piece.
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Sounds like she should have written about herself. Sad to be in situation such as hers.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great use of the prompt, not what you would expect.
ReplyDeleteReality is always scarier. The definition couldn't touch her reality.
ReplyDeleteWell interpreted. The fears that we battle within us can be horrific too
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite drabble I've read of yours so far. I love it! Especially the part where she left the question blank.
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Ouch. I look forward to the day that she defines herself.
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