SPOOKTOBERFEST - MISGUIDED TRUST

HOSTED BY 

JACKIE@BOUQUET OF BOOKS 

AND  

DANI@ENTERTAINING INTERESTS

 

Spooktoberfest is where cobwebs tickle your nose, cauldrons are brewing, jack-o-lanterns light the way, and ghosts go bump in the night. Oh yeah, watch out for the razors!

Requirements:

1.  Your Flash Fiction piece cannot be any longer than 300 words. Sorry… that’s part of the challenge. It can be scary, comical, romantic, whatever you choose. Just be creative!
2.  You must use the MANDATORY 5 words listed below 

   cobweb(s) 

   cauldron(s) 

   jack-o-lantern(s)

   ghost(s)

  razor(s)

3.  Post your Flash Fiction piece on your blog anytime between ...

Friday Oct. 26 - Monday, Oct. 29^th.  The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. Monday.
4.  Follow Dani and myself if you don’t already. We will follow back.
5.  It’s a blog hop, so hop around to other participating blogs and leave some awesome comments when the stories are posted.
6.  Have fun!

It'd be super cool if you'd post the Spooktoberfest button on your page.

Dani and I will each choose a winner. That's two winners total. 
We will post our decisions on HALLOWEEN . . . Wednesday, Oct. 31^st.

PRIZES: Candy and a grab bag of awesome stuff. The winners will get the biggest bags we can find of their favorite candy along with a bag containing some fun spookified items.

This blogfest is international.

 HERE IS MY ENTRY, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT!

 Misguided Trust

by Carolyn Brown

(293 words)

Driving along the dark roads towards the old Farrow’s farm, Cassie asked, “Julie, tell me why are we meeting the boys here?”

“Don’t be a baby Cassie. Josh and Paul are meeting us for Halloween, get into the spirit.” she answered with a twisted smile.

They continued their drive in silence.

“This is it Cassie, pull up near the jack-o-lantern.” Julie pointed to the right side of the drive.  “Josh’s car is parked behind the shed, do you see it?”

Leaving the car, both girls moved towards the shed. The house and surrounding yard was in complete darkness, but Cassie, prepared for every eventuality found a flashlight in her handbag.

Opening the door, Julie felt a sticky cobweb attached itself to her and screamed!  She removed the silky strands from her hair, as the torch light allowed them to see inside the room, enabling them to discover a cauldron mounted on bricks, a pile of timber waiting to be lit, stacked beneath it.

Cassie was first to notice the coldness of the room and mentioned it to Julie, who nodded and pulled her hoodie tighter to her body. Cassie screamed, dropped the torch and plunged the shed into darkness. Had she seen a ghost sweep past them?  Bending to search for the flash light, Cassie felt the sharp edge of a blade slice across her throat.

Looking up, Julie was standing over her, an old fashioned razor in her hand. She realized the blade had cut her throat when she felt warm sticky blood congeal on her skin. Terrorized, she tried to scream for help!

 “If you think Josh and Paul will help you, you’re sadly mistaken; you will find them floating inside the cauldron. Don’t worry, you will be joining them soon.”