Scenic Route (A Short Story)
1 part Complete This is a complete short story. It will take about fifteen minutes to read.
When Pam, Michael, and their young sons take the scenic route through Broken Springs, Population 402, they will never know their terrible mistake.
Pam’s monster migraine has her wondering why they ever had these arguing kids in the first place. Worried about Pam, Michael stops at a quaint bed-and-breakfast where they are welcomed by the delightful elderly proprietors, Bev and Snow Stillwater.
But when Pam awakens the next day, something feels very wrong about the place. She has trouble remembering things—like where they are going for vacation and the names of her children—and Michael has disappeared.
The scenic route through Broken Springs, Population 402, may have done more than extend their trip. It may have changed their lives. Forever.