Friday Night Drabble Party!
"What They Want"
Howdy!
Man, this weather has been something. I don’t know where y’all are at, but the WNC mountains have been a mess for a couple of weeks. We’ve gotten some breaks here and there, but otherwise it’s just been trash. Although we did finally get a nice big snow, so that was cool.
How’s the weather in your neck of the woods?
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Now, on with tonight’s drabble.
Enjoy!
What They Want
By
Jake Bible
The cries come from the darkness; always the darkness.
I study the tree line, hunting for the source as I usually do around this time of night.
The cherry of my cigarette glows brightly, ruining my night vision, but that’s alright. I know I won’t see them or it or whatever.
Oh, but I hear them.
“So easy…”
“One step, Noel…”
“That’s all…”
“Just one step…”
“Come to us, Noel…”
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve thought about walking down my porch steps.
But that’s what they want.
So I sit and smoke and listen to the cries from the darkness.
Hey, there. You. Yeah, you. Subscribe.
Whoa, whoa whoa! Where do you think you’re going?