Curses | A 100 Word Story

#728 - A Throwback Story

When he was trampled by a horse and buggy on his way to work, he never imagined it was karma rearing its ugly head at him for the sins of his ancestors' past. He died on impact but the sin and the debt remained.

Nearly half a century ago Jedidiah Stavros shot an arrow into the heart of his neighbor’s son, Xavier Samson. An accident while hunting which sparked a feud that holds just as much animosity today as it did then. The driver, old man Sam Samson, killed young John Stavros, and as was customary, cursed his ancestry still.

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