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Four

June 6, 2019 9 Comments

Four

By Kenzie Edgar

My friends all tell me I have no taste in men and here lies the proof.

I should be out on a Friday night, drinking and dancing with my mates, not digging in the middle of a forest.

It all started off so well. Going for long walks, holding hands and sharing secrets. Then it all changed. I wanted to play the field. I’m a normal sixteen year old girl so I’m not settling down with an older man of twenty one. So he had to go. At least, unlike me, he’s not alone. I’m burying him beside the other three.

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  1. writejosephinewrite says

    June 6, 2019 at 7:07 am

    Well told story! I liked the pacing, it’s amazing what you’ve accomplished in so few words.

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    • diannemoritz says

      June 6, 2019 at 11:53 am

      great story all around…concise, surprising, good mixture of dark and light. Bravo!

      Reply
  2. JenHQ says

    June 6, 2019 at 10:48 am

    Clever story! I enjoyed it. I have a sixteen year old daughter. While I’m quite certain there are no buried bodies out there, your character’s voice sounded exactly like a sixteen year old. Well done!

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  3. David Berger says

    June 6, 2019 at 1:58 pm

    Nice. Needs a little polish.

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  4. Lisa says

    June 6, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    Holy crap! Was not expecting that ?

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  5. Lisa says

    June 6, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    Holy crap! Was not expecting that ?

    Reply
  6. Cathy Cade says

    June 8, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    Well done. Great idea.
    – how did you dispatch them? There’s a longer story there.

    Reply
  7. Roveena D'souza says

    June 10, 2019 at 3:21 am

    Very nice story!!!

    Reply
  8. djconnel says

    June 18, 2019 at 11:23 pm

    creepy! classic horror.

    Reply

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