Horror Prompts’ Gillian Church has created 28 single-word prompts and challenged writers to write a horror drabble for each. A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words, no more, no less (not counting the title).
Can you do it?
The Prompt:
Fever
The Submission:
“And how’s little Daisy’s fever? Is she still in bed?”
I half-choked on my tea; Dennis glared at me from across the table. “She’s fine,” he barked a little too harshly.
“I haven’t seen her in days; maybe I should go check on her?”
“No! Don’t, please!” I grabbed my mother’s wrist as she rose from the table.
“Whatever’s the matter, dear? I just want to see my granddaughter.”
Mother shook me off and headed upstairs. I moved to stop her but Dennis shook his head, a stern look in his eyes.
I drank my tea as the screaming started.
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