Short Story

Short Story " 'With this knot I seal this hex

you will not sleep, you will not rest

Knots of anger, knots of hate

Discord brings you to your fate

I tie this second knot makes two

Bringing darkness over you

Slander, discord, evil too

Bringing darkness straight to you

With this third knot, I do bind

Weaving chaos in your mind

Hex of anger, hex of hate

Bring him down, I will not wait'

So mote it be! "

Over the summer John McFadden has noticed a change in his wife. She

has become more protective, thoughtful and secretive.

With a blast that shook the houses, light splattered the night sky

with shards of colour. Children stuffed-full of sweets from trick or

treating ambled around, sparklers flitting in their gloved hands.

Crack snap and wizz! Sizzling spirals shot out of no-where soaring

high then plummeting to the ground leaving a corkscrew of smoke.

Setting off each prize-winning cracker was a tall broadly built figure

who looked every bit like the perfect family man. Each year Mr

McFadden put on the bewildering display of fireworks that made the

local church event look like a puff of smoke. The kids always loved

the show and cheered at the grand finale but his biggest fan was his

own son. He delighted in watching the spectacular display each year

but this time he felt let half let down. His mother, Ella had promised

to be there, gazing in awe with him at the heavens but she wasnt. Not

to be put off he pushed his way to the front, waving avidly at his

father while jumping up and down.

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... middle of paper ...

...the chest of the man rising and falling,

despite the incision, as if alive. She checked his pulse but she felt

no sensation, implying he was still dead.

Confused, the pathologist extended her slit upwards nearer the lungs,

slicing up towards the ribs when a flurry of colourful butterflies

came fluttering out of her incision and clustering around the

pot-pourri. Each of these items were alive, breathing and looked like

they hadn't stepped out of their natural environment. No blood, guts,

or other material covered them. Anyway, it was impossible for any of

these creatures to have survived in the freezer and she was sure that

she would have noticed them upon first examination. Overwhelmed and

defeated Holly decided to leave the case till later that morning. She

was obviously seeing things and a coffee would do her good.