Gently wrapping a scarf around her father’s neck, she asks, “You okay, Dad?”
“I-I’m losing it, aren’t I?” He replies with a tremor in his voice.
“Don’t say that. You know what they say? You get worse before you get better. How about you come inside and I’ll make you a nice mug of Hot Cocoa?”
“I-in a minute.”
A few minutes later, pushing the door open, she screams, “Dad!” Slumped over in his chair, her father is dead. Slowly and smiling, she fishes out the small vial of arsenic from her pocket. “Guess I won’t be needing this anymore.”
(100 words)
This is Another Story 
Ouch! A dark tale.
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Wow…yup, didn’t see that coming!
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Oh my goodness, those last few words came as quite a surprise!
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It was a longer story when I first finished it but managed to squeeze those words in and cut it down to 100 words. 😄 Not an easy feat.
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mercy killing? what a way to treat dad.
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Nah, I think she was playing the long game – dosing him a little bit each day. That way it won’t be so obvious.
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Nasty! But then we don’t know the history of their relationship.
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True.
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Well that was a shocker!! 🙂
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Now I’m left wondering as to her motivation,
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Such a lovely daughter, I wonder if she had done away with her mother as well. Perhaps she felt she was putting Dad out of his misery?
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When I wrote this story, I was picturing the father to be an abusive father. The mother may not be in the picture for a reason that is not death. Putting dad out of nursery? I highly doubt it.
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I didn’t see that one coming. Well done! It got her off the hook!
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Thank you. 🙂
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I wonder if she knows that arsenic can be detected in an autopsy.
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I’d bet if she knew, she wouldn’t had used it. 😀
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An unexpected ending. But an ending for dad. 🙂
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That’s definitely one way to put it. 😊
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