“Hurry, mum!”

Emmy smiled, watching her little son bounce down the darkening path, tightly clutching the stick of his lantern. He was so excited to attend his first Midsummer celebration.

Once more she was thankful for him being yet too small to be chosen as the druids sacrifice.

 

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0 #6 LaissezFaire 2019-02-08 03:09
Well that took a dark turn. Nice!
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+1 #5 nate 2019-02-07 19:09
Whoa, that was some twist at the end. I like how it immediately darkened the happy moment described before it.
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+1 #4 Jessica 2019-02-07 17:11
Haunting at the end! Definitely has potential for a longer story!
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+1 #3 northie 2019-02-07 16:58
The innocence of youth ... As Stacie said, creepy.
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+1 #2 Stacie 2019-02-07 14:57
Creepy ending! I wasn't expecting that at all.
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+1 #1 Hema 2019-02-07 11:51
This is so intriguing. I hope you'll expand this into a longer piece.
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