Short Stories:

[PaintedDiary]

Tag, You’re It

Mr. Baker was not looking forward to judging yet another adult Halloween Display Contest. This year Mr. Baker decided to invite Mr. and Mrs. Lee for assistance knowing they loved Halloween so, thinking that would boost his spirit some. The invitation was accepted. Mr. Lee was a certified medical examiner so gore did not move him in the least. Mr. Lee met Mr. Baker at the site. Mr. Baker was dressed as Dracula complete with a cape and Mr. Lee was dressed in scrubs complete with blood.

Noticing Mrs. Lee was not present, Mr. Baker asked where she was. In a very curt tone, Mr. Lee said she would not be attending. Mr. Baker was saddened that Mrs. Lee was not there, however went on to explain that he had seen it all from witches, to jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, goblins, scary scarecrows and everything in between. Mr. Baker was hoping for something new this year. They proceeded to judge the displays. There were only three this year.

They couldn’t believe someone displayed an old coffin with warning signs, claiming to beware upon opening because of the curse of death. Mr. Baker thought to himself that when it was time to open it, they would be entertained by the dust and dirt inside and chuckled. Mr. Lee laughed loudly and agreed. The next display was a tray of what looked like organs. Mr. Baker thought the organs were creepy but definitely original.
Mr. Lee smiled and laughed as well. The last display was a freshly dug grave submitted by Mr. Lee. Mr. Baker thought how the grave was most fitting for the time of year and laughed once more.

Mr. Baker standing away from the coffin to not get his cape dirty politely asked Mr. Lee to open the coffin. Mr. Lee obliged. As they had suspected, the coffin was empty, dusty, and dirty. Mr. Lee blew the dust and dry dirt inside and both chuckled loudly. Mr. Lee coughed a bit as some of the dust tickled his throat. They moved on to the tray of organs. Upon closer examination, the organs looked like human organs that were freshly cut out of someone. Although scoring points for shock value, Mr. Baker still felt uneasy about the organs, yet chuckled a bit. Mr. Lee as expected, was not moved by the contents on the tray. Last, was Mr. Lee’s submission of a grave. Mr. Baker complimented Mr. Lee on how perfect and fresh the grave looked. Mr. Lee smiled and said thank you.

All of a sudden Mr. Lee could not stop coughing, grasped his throat and dropped to the ground. Mr. Baker laughed loudly and thought how that was the greatest new twist to the Halloween Display Contest he had ever seen, complete with theatrics. Mr. Baker thought that was the best, chuckled loudly and awarded Mr. Lee as the winner of the contest.

[nomadicrhymer]

Whew! For a minute there I thought that the grave was going to open up and show Mrs. Lee, complete except for the removed organs!!

I like the fact that you left it there actually....we can only imagine the confusion and panic that will ensue when they do discover that Mr. Lee is dead!

Perfect!! Loved it...

I always look forward to these, especially now that Halloween fast approaches.

Nomad

[PaintedDiary]

Thanks Ms Nomad....seems like you are the only one who read this so far, lol. I am honored that you took precious time to read and comment. Means allot to me. I am working on another called Sugar Cain....lol....if you can imagine that, lol.....thank you sooo much for your continued support of my short stories! Love ya!

PD

[mangodroplet]

Lol, sorries, I'd have read it earlier...but I haven't been around.
Anyway, LOVED it, but I wished Mrs. Lee would have been put somewhere in there......lol.
:]
Very nice!
Kinda predictable, but loved it anyway :]

[PaintedDiary]

Thanks for stopping by Ms Mango...yup..this was just for fun, predictable and I had fun throwing it together after a frustrating day, to relieve some stress.

PD