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Friday Afternoon Frights: Short

29th May 202026th May 2020Leave a comment

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“I’ll be with you shortly, please remain seated.”

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I wriggled my bound hands as the madman dragged my spouse down to the basement.


Feel free to participate, and add your own two-sentence shocker inspired in any way, shape or form by the prompt! This week’s word is short.

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