So, wow. This was going to be a fun sweet story. I had “Up, Up, and Away” playing around in my head. Suddenly it turned into we all fall down. Ah, well. I haven’t written any horror or the like in a while. Here goes.
Thanks to Rochelle as always for Friday Fictioneers.
Falling
Each night, falling dreams. Never just Marie but friends, her lover, all plummeting. Even her dog who scrambled for purchase fell. He should have died, but he stood, shook himself, lived.
Just a dream. She woke, upset. Her dog licked her hand.
Commuting, stopped at a light, she flicked on the radio.
The voice of the newscaster resounded. “It’s a nightmare. Hundreds jumping from skyscrapers, bridges. Authorities–”
Marie’s windshield splintered. She flung her hands up to shield her face. Eyes stared at her, blood seeped through the spidery cracked glass.
The body’s lips moved. “You’re next.”
end
that one was short but powerful I was like ohh at the end
Thank you, Joselyn! 🙂
Shades of invasion of the body snatchers
Thanks, Neil. I have to (re?)watch that movie. The only thing I know for sure I’ve seen is Donald Sutherland at the end…. Of course, maybe I removed the rest from my brain. 🙂
Wow. What an impact…
heh. Was that pun intended? 🙂 Many thanks, Judy. I’m feeling chuffed enough that I might start writing more horror!
I meant it both ways.
🙂
Whoa! That was a fabulous 100-word horror story!
I even just read it to my eldest who went “whoa”…
Wow! Thank you so much, Dale. 💖 Maybe I need to write more horror. 🙂
Ya done good! I was like, Ewwww! And Whoa!!
😀 hehe. I wonder if Stephen King giggles over grossing people out?
Probably!!
it doesn’t look there’s a way out, but hope springs eternal.
It does! Maybe just her fear of heights would keep her from going high enough to do harm. 🙂 Thanks, Plaridel!
I’m hoping she wakes up and it was just a dream within a dream! Great horror story Sascha.
I did consider having her wake up but that makes it less horrible….Thanks, Iain! 🙂
Dear Sascha,
I’m with Iain. Hoping it’s a dream within a dream. Horrifically good story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much, Rochelle! 🙂
Sounds like something straight out of a horror film. Spine-tingling!
Thank you so much, Magarisa! 🙂
YIPES!!!!!!
🤣 😀 Thank you.
🙂