Fractured Fairytales

Final Family Dinner

I stopped for a breath before cutting the turkey. I wanted to appreciate this moment. Seeing everyone there, sitting around the table, it almost felt like we were a family again. But if we had been a real family they'd have come of their own free will. Many had tears rolling down their bruised or bloodied cheeks, silently crying. It was so great to have everyone together again, finally, even if I needed to make a mess getting them here. Most struggled too much which led to far less than ideal circumstances, most the few that were still alive were fading away and bleeding out quickly, except for the very few who I didn't need to injure as badly to bring them. I sliced the turkey and added some to every plate, then added the foods I knew they liked. I needed this, we all did, but I had to hurry before the corpses began to smell. Haha, uncle Joey always stunk up the table. I smiled and held up a spoonful of potatoes to my mother's mouth, tears rolled down her purple cheeks but she didn't dare utter a word. She'd seen what I did to Kylie for crying too loudly, she'll never cry again now but the crimson colour she left everywhere will be hard to get out of my carpet. She always was such a pain! I smiled with a sparkle in my eyes as the life drained from everyone's faces. I fed them all their dinners I slaved away making, but not a single thanks. Haha, gotta love family, right? I made my way around the table smiling, I hugged everyone before I said goodbye. I stepped outside, then set the house ablaze, their screams reminded me of my younger years and the holidays. Everyone screamed with laughter and cried tears of joy. It's funny how similar it sounded, I'm glad I made their last memories a good one. I smile while walking down the street, never to be seen again.

Bonus two sentence horror story:
It was almost nice hearing those kids running around the house again after all these years. It reminded me of when they were alive.