By Kelly Louisa Balliu
“Look what’s just arrived,” exclaims my husband, pulling me eagerly into the bedroom.
I gasp at the apparition in porcelain sitting on the rocking chair. Wiry black hair is piled onto its head, the thin body dressed in her trademark bottle green. Glass eyes appear to gloat, whilst the ruby red mouth is painted into a sneer.
“It’s almost as if she never left,” he continues, as my skin prickles at the eerie replica of his mother. The attention to detail is unflinchingly accurate. A diseased heart may have seen her off, but Dolls Like Us brought her back to life.
Terrifying!
Thank you Derek!
Why would you do that? Ah, fiction!
Brilliantly creepy.
Glad you thought so, Mary 🙂
Scary wonderful ! Well written.
That means alot. Thanks Anna 🙂
I was not expecting the doll! Well written. Thanks Kelly
Always expect the unexpected.. Thanks Lel 🙂
Truly FRIGHT-full…. congratulations!
Thanks Liz! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
creepy! I love it!
Thanks so much for the feedback, ren 🙂
Ahh, this could be a movie or short film!
Thanks TJ 🙂 🙂
Dolls are creepy, thanks for the well written reminder! 🙂
Especially those resembling people you wouldn’t want to remember! Thanks Maca 🙂
The first line made me think the story might veer into something … romantic but you steered to something quite eerie at the end. Brilliant.
Thank you Fran. Glad you liked the unpredictability of it 🙂
Oh my…. So well-executed! I had no idea where that was leading. Love it!
Thanks for reading and commenting, Casey! So glad you liked it and overwhelmed by all the positive feedback from everyone 🙂
Wonderful to see that this terrific story is getting such a great reception. Maybe it’ll grow into a longer format someday.
What a beauty ingrained in your expression, Kelly. Selection of words is amazingly exciting.
Well, this was deeply unsettling! Brilliantly done.
Delightfully creepy!