Challenge
October 2024 Drabble Challenge: Spooky
Halloween is upon us. Give me a spooky prose story in exactly 100 words using standard English, punctuation, and spelling. Stretch those flash-fiction claws and rake them across the screen with a gut-wrenching tale of woe and horror.
Please do not tag me, I'll read each entry and select a winner in early November. There is a HUGE CASH PRIZE of two hundred pennies for this amazing competition!
Dire Education
The dorm party ends. Madison tells her roommate, “Gotta get something from my car.” Shelby replies, “Be safe.” Madison assures her, “I will.”
On a side street, the imposing figure’s approach doesn’t deviate. Madison reminds herself, “Stay calm, breathe. Project confidence.”
“You shouldn’t be out here alone this late.” Madison’s arms instinctively extend. The struggle is brief, with no time to scream for help.
Licking the corners of her mouth, Madison smirks. She internalizes, “Shelby doesn’t know how fortunate she is I happened upon this innocent donor tonight. With my bloodlust satiated, she can live for now. But come midterms…”
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