Happy Halloween Everyone. I wrote this 100 word story for the 9th annual Halloweensie contest on Susanna Leonard Hill’s website. Click the link to check out contest rules. 🙂 Enjoy!
************************************************************************
Creak. Her rocking chair broke the eerie silence.
“Just one child,” she thought.
She adjusted her pointy black hat, and rubbed her gnarled hands together greedily. “Just one.”
Yet, none came.
Her eyes scanned fake cobwebs and tattered scarecrows with disgust.
At long last, she rose to go inside—heart heavy, lonely.
Then, a chorus of voices behind her.
“Trick or treat!”
A potion for her soul! She turned. Not just one child. Her great-grandchildren!
“Sorry we’re so late. It’s a long drive, but we wanted to visit on your first “nursing home Halloween”.
A full heart. A smile. Happy.