Something a little darker...

Another of my favorites, but certainly a bit darker than my usual stuff.

Voices

Jonas knew they couldn’t keep the baby. No matter how excited his wife had been about conceiving again, he couldn’t ignore the voices that told him the baby wasn’t theirs to keep.

Jonas carried the small bundle to the outhouse. The voices were loudest here; a droning babble rising from the stinking dark hole. He could hear them calling for the child.

He held the bundle over the opening and the tiny body tumbled out. It sank into the muck amidst a handful of tiny yellowing skulls.

The voices were silenced, except for one. Soon it was silenced, too.

One of my favorites...

Haven't written anything new to share, but I think you'll like this one.

The Autograph

 

Melissa was the pop singer’s biggest fan. She had all his CD’s, and his posters plastered the walls of her bedroom like a mini shrine.

When she finally managed to get her idol’s autograph, she could hardly wait to show it off to her best friend, Stephanie.

She was going to be so jealous!

Stephanie came over to Melissa’s house. She squinted at the framed signature on the bedroom wall. It was written on a wrinkly, rough-edged yellowish rectangle.

“What’s that he signed on?” Stephanie asked.

Melissa touched the bloody bandage above her breast, smiled and shrugged.