Short Story Anthology : 2012-2013 World Literature

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Elaine was crouched down near the fireplace, which had a weird stake inside, as if it was to cook something large and overly sized in it. “One.” She also found pieces of charred skin on the bottom of the fireplace. “Two.” Elaine couldn’t believe her eyes. “THREE!” As she leaned in to examine the fireplace, she fell over and knocked over the fire pitchforks. Just as she fell, she saw a lady shoot dagger eyes at her. Her heart was beating a million miles a minute as the lady paced towards her, “There you are, you little rat!” Everything seemed to go in slow motion. Elaine scoped out the lady. She was tall and pale, and had ratty black hair, which was quite intimidating actually. Elaine got up to escape before she could get to her, but it was too late. She was trapped in and there was no way out. The lady grabbed Elaine by her waist and threw her down onto the chair. As the lady chained her hands and her feet tightly to the smelly brown leather that reeked of blood,she spoke, “You know, I haven’t had someone like you in a while.” A tear slowly fell down Elaine’s face, just as the intimidating lady lit a fire in the fireplace. How ironic did it feel, as if Elaine was in one of those horror movies that always have the same, horrible ending. The lady shot Elaine a little smirk, “Let’s see how long you last.”

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