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101 Word Short Stories

The Husband

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By CK Sobey

The man stood outside the diner staring, not believing what he saw. His wife was dead. He had murdered her! He went to her funeral. She was dead.

Yet, she was here in the diner one year later, bigger than life.

“Should I go in? What is she? What the hell am I talking about? She’s dead!”

After what seemed like hours, he made up his mind to enter.

Two other people were inside. He had his pistol; he could handle them.

He opened the door and stepped in.

Seeing her husband, the woman said, “Hello, Henry, welcome to my world.”

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