Short Horror Stories

The pills

Five best friends awoke and found themselves in a dusty basement with no recollection of last night.

There was nothing in the room, but a piece of paper, and it reads the following:

"Let's play a game. There are ten pills. Taking two will cause a fatal dosage. Distribute them however you want, but remember this, four of you will only be released when one of you dies."

The five best friends cried and debated, but couldn't bring themselves to a decision for all of them were just as pretty, just as healthy, just as smart and just as important to their respective families.

Finally, the first best friend makes an inevitable suggestion. "The fairest way," she said quietly, "is that we each take two pills. We are best friends and if we can't bring ourselves to kill one of our own, then we all go down together." The others nodded sadly.

The first best friend begins to distribute the pills.

The first best friend swallowed the pill.
The second best friend swallowed the pills.
The third best friend swallowed the pills.
The fourth best friend swallowed the pills, and so did the fifth.

An hour later, all four best friends were dead. The weak and frail first best friend struggled to her feet and waited.

Sure enough, a small trap door opened.

She slowly hobbled towards it, weeping tears of relief as a gentle ray of sunshine greeted her face.