The Beast
The old woman caught a glimpse of a hideous evil beast in her mirror. Panicked, she pressed the alarm. As she was a prominent citizen, the police took no time at all to respond. They searched her large mansion, but found nothing.
“We’ve looked everywhere ma’am, but can’t find any trace of this beast you saw.” The police chief informed her. “However we’ll leave a few officers here, just in case it returns.” The old woman nodded gratefully.
Once she was alone, she looked in the mirror again. The beast looked directly back at her.
Joanne Fisher
Word count: 99
This was written with the prompt the old lady and the beast provided by the Carrot Ranch April 10 Story Challenge.
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I was quite pleased with this story. Shame about the lack of reaction to it, but I guess that’s WordPress now: a dying platform…
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That is the worst place to see a beast- in your own mirror! Cool tale!
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Isn’t that the real problem, the monsters that walk among us don’t even realize its them (and it is safe to say that we all play the monster sometimes.)
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Yes I agree.
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