Around Halloween, Ruth liked to play with the neighborhood kids. She put up fake cobwebs, wore ragged old clothes, and answered the door of her old Victorian herself. Of course they thought they were playing ding dong ditch, and she was playing peekaboo.
(Bonus section 1:)
The door creaked open. All but one of the kids ran screaming.
“Yes?” Ruth raised an eyebrow at the intrepid soul.
“I’m Ted’s friend, Sally.”
“Oh. Right. I’ve been expecting you. Come on in. Would you like some milk and cookies?”
(Bonus section 2:)
“No, no. Just the art supplies. Ted said you put spiders in the cookies and I’m not fond of the crunch. Alicia. Liam. Come on.”
Two heads popped out of the bushes.
“You take all the fun out of it,” one grumbled.
“My thoughts exactly,” Ruth concurred.
The Challenge: Write a story in 100 words or less
The Challenger (Hub): Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
The Photo Credit: J Hardy CarrollBreadcrumbs: If you leave a link in my comments to the post where you rose to the challenge, then I will be sure to comment. If it’s hard to find you, I’ll assume you don’t want a visit
Sorry. It got out of hand.
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