He knows everything he loves either gets
taken away or destroyed.
He loves me.
He promised I would never see the
bullet.
He doesn't want me to be scared – he
loves me.
~~~~~~~~~
While this is my offering for Trifecta's Weekend challenge -
"Write a horror story in 33 words, without the words blood, scream, died, death, knife, gun, or kill. Good luck."
most of my regular readers will also recognize this as the true story of the end of my relationship with the Wolf. When I sat down to write it, I wasn't sure I would share it. The very first draft, what I considered to be just getting the bones down to work around, was exactly 33 words ... so I let it be, and offer it to you.
Fantastic! It makes you wonder if he's doing the killing, or if all those around him are collateral damage.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the mantra of a crazy, brainwashed individual. Nice.
ReplyDeletePowerful.
ReplyDeleteOh, not brainwashed. Deeply troubled and wounded, yes; but not brainwashed.
ReplyDeleteI think having back story or not having back story makes for two very different tales, even though the words are the same.
DeleteThis is an excruciatingly good piece. I'm glad you came back to "play".
Powerful story...and yes, horrifying.
ReplyDeleteLOVE???? That is just plain scarey.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully crafted. You made ever word count. Horror, for sure!
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent and powerfully horrifying piece! Really, very well written.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said: it can be taken so many ways depending on how much you know.
ReplyDeleteWow. This made me teary and terrified. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up with Trifecta this week. Hope to see you back on Monday (10 am Eastern) for the new prompt and some exciting news about the changes Trifecta is making to spread the word about our writing community.
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