“That’s what happened, the whole story,” Keith says, wiping the tears from his face.
”I-I-I, I never realised that’s why you hated Christmas so much. Oh Keith, I’m so sorry,” Donna says, placing a hand on his.
”Don’t be, it made me who I am today,” He says, smiling wryly.
Not easy to do but nice when it works – as here. Thought you might like my latest 100 word effort. I’m always writing them.
I like the infinite possibilities that come with super short stories, I enjoy taking them somewhere else as well. The chance to twist something twisted to an even more deserving path is always fun. I love your piece, you capture a moment so many of us are familiar with, and add broader moment, a more relatable moment we can all feel, before his words said what the world new it had to hear.
Twisted Roads - Twisted Horror Stories by Matthew Tonks 
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