Murder! | A 100 Word Story
#698 | VII The Chariot - Ligeia | Edgar Allan Poe Tarot
Dust to dustā¦
A handful of dirt hit the top of the coffin, already six feet in the ground. One by one, friends and family walked up, grabbed a handful of dirt, and threw it into the hole.
Ashes to ashesā¦
Everyone walks away. Turn their backs and miss what happens next! The last fistful. A woman no one recognizes. Friend? Family? Everyone too busy grieving to notice.
We therefore commit her body to the groundā¦
The body swap was easy. Necessary. She wasnāt going to rest forever. Not while she had a score to settle. A murder to solve.
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Really, really love this one!