Challenge
Drabble challenge April 2024: ARISE
Spring has sprung and it's the Easter season. (Yeah, yeah, it was in March, but just go with it, eh?) This month's drabble challenge is THE UNDEAD. Give me a 100 word prose story, using standard English and punctuation, that tells a tale of the restless dead, arisen from their eternal slumber. Zombies, Vampires, Wights, Revanants, you pick it. I'll pick the winner sometime around the first of May.
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Resurrection
“Mom, where are you?”
“Home, sweetie.”
“Lock the doors and windows. I'm coming right over.”
“What's going on?”
“It's all over social media. People are jumping out of caskets, kicking their way out of refrigerated drawers and in a few cases people have found a way to claw their way out of recent graves.”
“Stop. Social media? C'mon sweetheart. It must be some sort of deep fake or movie advertisement.”
“Just do it, Mom. Please. Don't open the door for anyone but me.”
“You're worrying me, honey. Hold on, someone's ringing the bell."
“Mom, don't!”
“Hey! Just a...! Ohwhuuuuuugh”
“Mom!!”