I had dirt in my eye. I could feel it scratching. It was the least of my worries.
A secluded farmhouse. An elderly farmer, distrustful of banks, lives there alone. He keeps cash on the premises. Supposedly an easy in and out job.
I didn’t count on him having a beartrap, nor me stepping into it. The pain was excruciating and I blacked out. But worse was yet to come.
Barbed wire wraps around my limbs, pinning me to mud and shit caked floor.
The squeal of hinges, and I hear them grunting.
My blood taints the air, attracts them.
Hogs.
Wow loved it! Such an immersive narrative!
Nice Halloween flash, very dark.
I was confused by the title though, when I saw ‘Punishment Pen’ I thought of the writing implement Umbridge uses in Harry Potter, that cuts into Harry’s hand! Doh!
Delightfully dark. Kudos.
Bloody-well written!
Nice job! Karma strikes again.
Oooh. Wickedly good.
Well written..
Loving all of the comments – thank you so much!
You really lured us to the ultimate awful consequence!
Yikes! Great writing!
Nemesis !
A thief about to become a silk purse perhaps? Clever.
A true horror story! Excellent!
Brilliant!
Pleasantly visceral!