Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Ruins pt. 26

That night Doug took the watch. 

I lay in our shared bedroom, grateful that I wasn’t alone.
Nora snored softly next to Kay, who lay still and silent. 

I waited for the sound. 
I knew I would hear that chorus of sick laughter again. 
Those things, those once human things, would be hunting again tonight.
How many people were still hidden in this town?

Were there any left?
Had that gaggle of broken, cackling puppet people gotten them all?

I heard it.
The laughter was farther away tonight. 
I didn’t hear a scream, though.


I drifted off to sleep.

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