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When Mama Screams

March 12, 2023 8 Comments

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Mama’s scream wakes me from dreams of carousels and cotton candy. Ana’s tiny silhouette moves quickly towards me from across the room. She is only three, but she knows she must hide when Mama screams. She crawls into my bed. I wrap the covers tightly around her, and I don’t know if the pounding is her heart or mine.

The screaming grows louder.

The door handle rattles. I cover Ana’s eyes but can’t look away.

The lock turns.

The hinges creak.

A skeletal hand reaches out. She screams for her baby.

And then Mama is gone again.

And so is Ana.

By ST Chapman

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  1. Kevin says

    March 12, 2023 at 7:25 am

    A superb piece of writing, it gave me the shivers. Kudos.

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  2. Kathy Carroll says

    March 12, 2023 at 9:29 am

    Creepy! Great suspense!

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  3. Nicki Nance says

    March 12, 2023 at 11:57 am

    The terror persisted from the first word to the horrific and. So skillfully written!

    Reply
  4. Joachim Emilio Antonio says

    March 15, 2023 at 9:13 am

    *shudder*

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  5. Paul Scott Wood says

    March 15, 2023 at 10:08 am

    Wow! That made me shudder too.

    Reply
  6. Bud says

    March 15, 2023 at 9:42 pm

    Superbly written! Scary story.

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  7. Alan Moskowitz says

    March 16, 2023 at 8:47 am

    Yikes! Well done!

    Reply
  8. Gilda Candela says

    March 20, 2023 at 11:02 am

    So well written. I could feel their fear.

    Reply

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