Roy smelled something foul as he sat in his desk. Was Mrs. D’Souza roasting almonds? Rosy and Roland bounced into the room, “Dad, we are off to the Halloween party.” They jumped and down; their black costumes and weird make-up irritated him. “Hurry up then.” He had wanted to send them to a boarding school after Lizzy’s death, but a shred of humanity in the corner of his heart prevented him from doing so. Roy choked as the odor spread through the room. Now he recognized it as cyanide; the one he had administered to Lizzy 5 years ago.
This was written for the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge. This week’s prompt is to write about the day of the dead.
Clever children. Clever story!
Thank you, Avery:)
OH that was quite the twist. Didn’t see that coming!
Thank you very much, Amy:) I always try to go for a surprise ending. They work in some stories. In other cases, they don’t:)
Not only did you get in a chilling twist, you offered a foreshadowing, too. Well done!
Thank you very much, Charli. I had always wanted to try a mystery story:)