Tessa and Lexi were sitting on the far side of the bonfire so could see Michael cuddling Emma Blossom through the bay window. He laid his forehead against hers and his lips were moving. Had they been able to hear him…”My sweet baby girl who wants to hear a spooky story, I live one. I can feel feet I don’t have. My driver’s ghost keeps me company way too often and the tea kettle whistling or light flashes can cause me to drench my clothes with sweat in seconds. Your Grandma knows, and I don’t think you’ll tell anyone.”
Note: Michael is a 100 % disabled vet who lost his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. Tessa is his significant other and Lexi is her daughter.
Written in response to Charli Mills October 22, 2020, prompt at Carrot Ranch Literary: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a spooky tale told around a campfire. It doesn’t have to include the campfire; it can be the tale. Go where the prompt leads!
10/29/2020 at 21:50
What a sad spooky story, Susan. I’m so sorry for his losses and thank him for his service.
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10/29/2020 at 22:01
Thanks Marsha. I should have added the words “fictional character” in my note about Michael. I have been using the same characters and writing a serial from the prompts for about a year now.
I belong to a veterans writing group and I fact check with them on a regular basis.
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10/29/2020 at 23:29
I noticed that you had written quite a few entries to the prompts. I didn’t have time to read any more tonight, but I will be back. Great entry. 🙂
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