I was about to hug my wife and daughter from behind that I haven’t seen for some time due to work. I occurred to me when I walked through them that they were looking at my mangled, lifeless body in intense horror that I had just died.
Torture
The men I used to call friends forcibly poured the last liter of water down my throat. As Alaric – my best friend – was about to hit my stomach for the last blow, he murmured “Better you than me dude; sorry”.
Lost Pearls
My teenage daughter came running to me this evening, yelling about some silly bracelet she seemed to have lost. I didn’t know what she was talking about until she described the thing: A simple string of pearls. Oh, I thought as it slowly came back. It’s the one she wore on her wrist–when she was buried.
Money Machine
The magical money machine was, expectedly, a hit. However, when the masses came running, the most interesting remark was not “Wow!” or “Yippee!” or “My turn!” — but, “Well, what do we do now?”
The I’s
Our wide-open eyes saw only the same empty pair looking back. Blindly, we devolved.
Just Breathe
Loyal but empty, she sat slumped in the hospital’s chair and watched her mother slip away. For the first time she could remember, she felt like she could finally breathe.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
The house was destroyed, but when I saw your smile I knew that I was home.
There Once Was an Ant
There once was an ant who lived underground, who all day long just hauled the food that he’d found. But once in a while from his place in the line, he’d catch the Queen’s eye and she’d smile, every time.
There Once Was an Ant
There once was an ant who lived underground, who all day long just hauled the food that he’d found. But once in a while from his place in the line, he’d catch the Queen’s eye and she’d smile, every time.
Her Big Day
Her whole life had been leading up to this day, this moment, at the front of the church. With all eyes on her, she looked perfect in her dress, her shoes and her coffin.
The kid
Everytime I visited my grandpa’s grave I saw this little girl playing in the cementary. One day i asked: ¿Aren’t you scare to be playing here all alone? She looked back at me and said “No, when I was alive I used to”
Children’s intuition
It was the third night in a row my infant son woke up crying in the middle of the night. As I picked him up from his crib and noticed the sheer look of terror on his face, he quickly turned and pointed toward the empty nursing chair in the corner. It started to rock.
Not yet!
I was shouting: “I am still alive!” but the pathologist could not hear my muffled voice.
Lookin Good
I asked the plastic surgeon to trim out anything that didn’t make me look good. Apparently he didn’t like my eyes.
Heading Home
She had called the police on the man that had pulled into her driveway right behind her with his brights blazing into her back window. The cops came and pulled a man with a knife out of my backseat so I guess he was doing me a favor.
Twenty seconds to go
Horror in the final seconds of the finals of the European Basketball Championship. There goes Brad, holding the ball, dribbling and making the most important decision of his career when his team is losing by one point.
Two sentence stories
An active writer submits bad and even worse stories to TwoSentenceStories.com. He feels frustrated when he finds out he cannot find older entries because there is no search form.
Take it or leave it #2
I went out with the “lady” who said she would do anything for me for money. We talked all day and all night but I never made the final move on her – knowing she was HIV positive.
Take it or leave it
I was pretty drunk and so was everybody around me when a woman came to me to offer her services for money. I told her I can’t because I am HIV positive. She did not even blink and said: so am I.
Knock Knock
I heard a knocking at the door one time. It was certainly strange, since I no longer had ears.