Colene and Alexia are having a blogfest for St. Patrick's Day. Here is my entry:Shannon took another sip of her green beer and tried to fade into the wall of the bar. No such luck. Raucous laughter exploded from around the pool table. She glared once again at the college boys, cursing them in her head for their happiness, their carefree lives. Then she felt guilty. It wasn't their fault her life sucked. She laughed bitterly as she downed the last of the beer.
"Can I get you another, sweetie?" the young waitress asked her.
"Got any gold?" She was only half joking.
"Just the thing!" And she was off before Shannon could stop her. She returned in a flash with a shot glass. "Cuervo Gold!"
What the hell, she thought as she downed it and waved off the lime.
She left cash on the table and staggered out the door. The icy cold wind bit at her skin. She shivered in her short sleeve shirt. The sun had been up when she entered the bar for just one drink. Just one in memory of her sister. Their St. Patty's Day tradition she so faithfully carried on without Stacy these past five years. Five years. It seemed like only yesterday her sister had disappeared.
Shannon was so deep in thought, she didn't notice the extra footfalls behind her on the dark street. When the arm grabbed her, she was too slow to react. The alcohol had dulled her reflexes. Before she knew it, she was tossed into a car trunk and it was slammed shut, leaving her in utter darkness.
A roar as the car started brought her to her senses. She reached into her pocket, pulling out her lucky green lighter and sparked it. The light illuminated a huge shamrock painted onto the inside of the trunk.
Shamrock. The Shamrock Killer. She was in the trunk of the local serial killer.
Hope you enjoyed it! It's dedicated to Jennifer Hillier, who inspires me to be CREEPy. Because it's cool!
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I hope you're not intending to leave us hanging, Jennie. Does she get out? How long has the Shamrock killer been in business, did he arrive after her sister disappeared or has he just gotten the second in the set? Does she know to quick out one of the rear lights and stick her arm through the hole to wave for help? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Yikes! Nice story though. I’m with Sophia I want to know more.
ReplyDeleteNice little story. The ending is a bit abrupt and I’m curious if she escapes somehow, or what happened to her sister. I think if you wanted to, you could write a bit more for it and turn it into a real novel.
ReplyDeleteEW! Oh no!!! I hope she can sober up quick-like! Hahaha! I'm so glad you got a chance to write this! Awesome! I was not expecting a serial killer twist! Happy SPD! You have been counted!
ReplyDeleteOh no! Nice twist.
ReplyDeleteCreepy it is. I'd use my lighter to catch his pants on fire.
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Eek! Creepy! Loved it!! The Shamrock Killer- makes me wonder how he kills his victims. That would be an awesome Castle episode.
ReplyDeleteOh, that would be creepy! Is that what happened to her sister? This is a good one ~ :) Happy SPD to you!
ReplyDeleteEEEEEK! Oh, how terrifying! She needs to kick out the tail lights--does she know that? *shivers*
ReplyDeleteNooooo. You're right, Abby, this would make a great "Castle" episode. Love that show.
ReplyDeleteThis would make a great mystery book.
Argh! EEEEEKKK! something sinister and different... loved it:) (makes me a bit scared thinking what would have happened if the end of my true story had been different - check out http://dailydodo.blogspot.com to see what I mean!)
ReplyDeleteSeriously? You're just going to leave it like that? What happened to her? What happened to her sister? Is there a connection? What the heck?!
ReplyDeleteYikes!! Creepy is a great work - well done! :)
ReplyDeleteNice. I love your twisted spin on it. I love your owls. I've been here before, I think, but it's been awhile. Glad to be back!
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patty's Day! :)
Wow, I'm impressed by your dark twist! I'll bet Jennifer is, too :) Did he kill her sister? Is she going to sober up and get revenge? I wanna know!
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating!
A shamrock serial killer? I am officially creeped out. Awesome story!
ReplyDeleteC-R-E-E-P-Y isn't the word...
ReplyDeleteThis was great. I hope you have a short story or novel in mind for this because it would be awesome. Alexia brought up some very spot on questions... Think about it.
Ooh, chilling. Talk about a cliffhanger ending!
ReplyDeleteOh no I bet that made her wake up from her alcoholic stupor! :O)
ReplyDeleteLove this story! And what a cliffhanger. No fair! You can't leave us hanging like that :-)
ReplyDeleteDoh, that really WAS creepy. I was waiting for there to be some sort of happy twist. Gah! Umm, are we ever going to hear the rest?
ReplyDeleteSorry for being a little slow getting around!