I stabbed the knife onto my right hand, making blood flow out, I keep on stabbing and stabbing until there was a pool of blood surrounding me.
I lied down on the floor passing out on my own blood. Little did I know about the big guy dressed as a rat who came and got me.
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Pitch black
That's what I saw
Black, all black
I tried moving my arm but something was chaining my arms......up?
"Mhmhmhm!!"
I tried screaming but I guess I had some gag on.
I was panicking now
Shit shit shit
Then, suddenly a tv flickered on, turning my head to get a better look at it , a clown..no puppet with a white face, red swirls on its cheeks and black frazzled hair, it looked at me with red evil eyes,its mouth was open ready to speak....
My eyes widened.
"I want to play a game"
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.