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Charmed

March 7, 2022 7 Comments

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Rachel guides the new hot guy, Damian, into the school cafeteria. She nods at the corner table. “That table we call The Circus.” Her fingers form air quotes. “Because they’re all freaks.” She sneers at Pete, who glares back albeit cross-eyed.

Damian raises an eyebrow. He brushes aside her silky blond hair to whisper in her ear.

“Pardon?” she frowns.

He smiles in reply.

Then her body spasms. She looks down to see a baby’s head rip up through her shoulder. Its eyes blink open. Everyone stares in stunned silence.

Rachel is last seen running from the school, both heads screaming.

By N.E. Rule

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  1. Alastair says

    March 7, 2022 at 10:45 am

    Like they say… that escalated quickly!

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    • Nancy Rule says

      March 7, 2022 at 11:26 am

      haha – yes – I guess there’s a message here – don’t mess with the ‘freaks’ if you don’t want it to get freaky.

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  2. Claire Hughes says

    March 8, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    Lol/ boy or girl?

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  3. Helen Hand says

    March 9, 2022 at 8:20 am

    Loved your story and it’s comeuppance theme. Although the name Damien alerted me from the beginning. ‘Sneered’ really defined Rachel. Well done.

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    • Nancy says

      March 14, 2022 at 4:39 pm

      Thanks Helen!

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  4. Nancy says

    March 14, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    the baby? I don’t know that you would be able to tell yet – that would be a whole new story 🙂

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  5. Michael Brodin says

    March 18, 2022 at 9:58 am

    Good one!

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