DINNER
People were enjoying a
peaceful dinner when the power failed, plunging the restaurant into darkness.
In the ensuing confusion tables
were overturned, glasses smashed, and then the screaming started. One after
another the voices rose to a crescendo ... and stopped. Then there was another
sound, like a child slurping thick milkshake through a straw, but amplified a
hundred-fold.
After a few moments there
was nothing but silence.
When the police arrived,
three strange tubes were disappearing into the ground, smeared with gore, and
the floor of the restaurant was a foul, pulpy mess.
.........................................................................................................................Not the most pleasant way to make my reappearance after a few weeks absent, but those waving arms look menacing to me! Two weeks ago I was in Northern Ireland visiting my elder daughter and her husband and drinking Guinness. And last week I was painting my bedroom and my desk was inaccessible!
Yikes! Gory story, Liz! Nice one.
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Pretty horrible, I know!
DeleteEeww! Excellent story.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it, Susan 😀
DeleteMost of the time the monsters come from outer space. Not this time. Nice twist, Liz!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jade.
DeleteDear Liz,
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. The slurp and gore will stick with me for a while. Eeew. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
At least they will only stick figuratively!
DeleteSucked away to be fuel for another species I imagine! Good take.
ReplyDeleteNo longer top of the food chain.
DeleteOMG! how graphic was that?
ReplyDeleteToo much?
Deletei didn't expect the twist. you covered it very well. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Plaridel.
DeleteWay to come back, Liz...
ReplyDeleteJeez... talk about graphic and gory. Well done, you!
Thanks, Dale - don't know what came over me!
DeleteEww. Great write.
ReplyDeleteSorry,it was a bit gloopy,I admit!
DeleteA very description piece with an eerie undertone. I want to know more. Excellent! =)
ReplyDeleteYou want more? Really?
DeleteGulp. They should learn better table manners. Fun in a gory way, Liz.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gah :)
DeleteA great horror story, Liz. Readers love those things. I had a vivid picture in my mind of the carnage. ---- Suzanne
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne - I don't usually write horror so it's good to hear it worked!
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