Challenge
August Drabble Challenge: MURDER!
Tell me a story using good, solid prose in exactly 100 words. This month, tie it in to MURDER. Not necessarily the act itself, but that'll be fine, too; use your imagination. I want a super short story somehow related to doin' murder. No need to tag me, I'll read all the entries in September and select a winner.
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Death of the Self
Sleep eludes her. Again. Tears gather, but dry just as fast.
Her baby wails.
Her husband stirs. "Shut that baby up," he growls.
She imagines smothering "that baby", then catches herself. How could she even think that? She's such a horrible mother.
She needs help. But if she tells anybody, they'll think she's crazy. They'll take her baby away.
She does what's expected. Drags her feet out of bed, towards the nursery. Cradles her baby, sits with her in the rocking chair, hums...
Still, her baby cries. Like she knows. Her mother is an empty husk, incapable of loving her.