Before I start, I want to let you know, listener, that I understand how stupid I am going to sound to you. I admit, this wasn’t one of my best moments, but you’ll understand, hopefully, why I did it. Why I followed him. I mean, it had been just like any normal day. I was …
Category: Short Stories
Room 373
I used to work for a university; I won’t say which one for privacy concerns. Much of my job involved checking the classrooms in our building after every school day, usually around 9:00 pm, as that is when the last class would end. I typically checked for students loitering around, made sure that all electronics …
Fear: Ablutophobia
Ever since I was a small child, I was terrified to look down into a shower drain. I was never able to pinpoint the source of this fear, even as I became an adult. At first, the fear was minimal; I would just avoid looking down it. As I showered, I kept my eyes glued …
Darkness
Jimena had walked her dog in her apartment complex every night for the last two years. She had begun to enjoy these nightly walks with her dog, since the city seemed to be sleeping around her. Her dog had seemed to enjoy them as well. At least, she used to. As of late, every time …
The Warning
Mikayla stood at the mirror washing her hands. She sang a song quietly as she did so, trying her hardest to avoid going back to tutorials. She was only 9 years old, but already she had a rebellious streak and she hated school. It showed in her school work, which is why she was in …
Fear: Arachnophobia
Collette sat frozen in her bed. This tiny 9-year-old had her eyes plastered to the top left corner of her doorway. There was a tiny dot dangling from that corner, but it was enough to send this child into a panic. She sat staring at the dot, watching it slowly descend a few inches. She …
The Family
This is a story based on a series of dreams I keep having.
Devi Ramirez 