“Susie, Mary, dinner is ready!”
Carol walked into the neglected backyard of their new home, expecting to find her twin daughters hiding from her again. A rustling sound came from the overgrown hedge that divided the lawn from the pool area. With outstretched arms and wide, glaring eyes, she jumped behind it to spook the girls, but found only one: Mary.
She was crying.
And dripping wet.
A pit gathered in Carol’s stomach. In the calmest voice she could muster, she asked, “Where’s Susie?”
Mary pointed to the broken gate leading to the pool.
“We just wanted to be fishes, Mommy.”
Hell.
Every parent’s nightmare.
Brilliant.
As the others said above, this story is so “brilliant” and “perfect” in conveying exactly what it intended that I couldn’t comment at first.
Thank you Liz!
Sorry, I meant Thank You, Jan!
Thank you Liz
Perfect horror.
Thank you, Ed!
Oh, but for the loss of a child…goose pimples and tears came into my eyes. Beautiful yet frightening story. Made me feel all of these feelings and lots more. Wow, how would I feel if I lost my child like this. Keep up the good work Chris and bring me more Real-Life stories like this again!
Thank you Rudolph!
Heart-stopping moment every parent fears!!!
Thank you Bruno
Sadly, I knew the outcome when she saw only Mary, crying and dripping wet.
Thank you Paul
This is terrifying — you did an excellent job with it!
Thank you Ekta!
so sad, and well done!
Thank you Marie
Utterly horrifying…
My stomach tightened straight away. Well written and succinct
Thank you Pamela