Sunday, October 31, 2010

Annual Sacrifice



Today's muse: What else would it be today?

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Annual Sacrifice

Black and orange candles, etched with protective symbols, flickered throughout the house. Crouched in the corner of the front hall, her arms wrapped around her knees, Sandra rocked back and forth, chanting incoherently.

Darkness approached and with it, she knew, would come the same creatures who terrorized her home before. Threatened with violence if she offered no sacrifice, she proffered what she had, but it was never enough. Each terrifying monster was replaced with another and another and another, until she had no more to give.

Sandra’s head snapped up as the front porch creaked. Footsteps came closer and closer, then a vicious pounding on the front door. She squeezed her eyes shut and clamped her hands over her ears to block out the demanding voices that shouted their threat.

“Trick or treat!”



3 comments:

Charley Robson said...

Ha ha, I love the ending! So ironic and unexpected!

glnroz said...

I am glad, that long ago, I stopped trying to "figure ahead" with your little stories. The suprise ending are such a "treat".

Heather said...

It's very cute. Wouldn't be without the ending. Very well done!