A horror fiction blog where I post short stories, book reviews, and other random bits of horror stuff
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Five Sentence Fiction: Lost
The salesman had lead them down to the basement clearance center three
hours ago. Standing at the top of the stairs he joked with the husband
telling them not to get lost, that he had no idea how big it actually
was down there. At first, they were amaze at how much furniture was
down there and how many different ways you could layout a living room;
yet as they continued walking around the different hallways and dioramas
of what a room could look like, they felt the sense of dread when they
realized they haven't seen anyone else since they have been down there
even though they both swear they can hear people talking. The wife was
the first to panic and started looking for exit signs or any familiar
couches that might lead them to the stairs. It was the messages carved
into the wooden end-table that was next to the couch they finally
collapsed on that told them they were doomed, "Smith: 2008, Johnson:
2004, Hall: 1999, McMahon: 1993...."
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