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100 Word Microfiction: Practice round
Apr. 21st, 2022 02:11 pmI was given the genre of Horror; action of “opening a locked door”, and word to use “fright” by Erulissedances. Please note that the title does not count towards the 100 words.
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The Asylum
Lilly held the brass key between her trembling fingers. She pressed her left hand to the cold metal door and murmured a quick prayer.
A ghostly presence shimmered in her peripheral vision, grey and insubstantial, waiting.
She turned the key in the lock.
Lilly pulled on the heavy door, opening it wide. Inside the dim room stood a rusty metal bed with a decaying, mildewed mattress, which spoke of age and decrepitude.
Behind her, the spirit swirled madly. Lilly could feel its fright. She shuddered and dropped the key.
Echoes of insane laughter reverberated through her.
The door slammed shut.
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The Asylum
Lilly held the brass key between her trembling fingers. She pressed her left hand to the cold metal door and murmured a quick prayer.
A ghostly presence shimmered in her peripheral vision, grey and insubstantial, waiting.
She turned the key in the lock.
Lilly pulled on the heavy door, opening it wide. Inside the dim room stood a rusty metal bed with a decaying, mildewed mattress, which spoke of age and decrepitude.
Behind her, the spirit swirled madly. Lilly could feel its fright. She shuddered and dropped the key.
Echoes of insane laughter reverberated through her.
The door slammed shut.
