| Supernatural Fiction posted April 6, 2019 |
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It takes one willing spirit to move another...
Accidental Hitchhiker
by Y. M. Roger
She stepped in front as I exited Goodeetz Grocery. I stopped the cart.
“Uhmm….excuse me?” I smiled.
Her worn, aged face beamed like she’d won the lottery.
“Finally!” she cheered. “Canna hitch a ride?”
I shrugged as we approached my car.
“Depends. Where to?”
“Probly dat Morrigan Funeral place – it’s my Bobby’s brudder’s.”
I frowned but conceded.
“Sure.”
I opened the car door for her.
“Glad ya seen me. Gotta tellum bye, ya know?”
I nodded politely.
Parking at Morrigan’s, I noticed her picture on today’s announcement.
Goodeetz Parking Lot Tragedy
Shocked, I turned to speak, but I was alone.
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She stepped in front as I exited Goodeetz Grocery. I stopped the cart.
“Uhmm….excuse me?” I smiled.
Her worn, aged face beamed like she’d won the lottery.
“Finally!” she cheered. “Canna hitch a ride?”
I shrugged as we approached my car.
“Depends. Where to?”
“Probly dat Morrigan Funeral place – it’s my Bobby’s brudder’s.”
I frowned but conceded.
“Sure.”
I opened the car door for her.
“Glad ya seen me. Gotta tellum bye, ya know?”
I nodded politely.
Parking at Morrigan’s, I noticed her picture on today’s announcement.
Goodeetz Parking Lot Tragedy
Shocked, I turned to speak, but I was alone.
“Uhmm….excuse me?” I smiled.
Her worn, aged face beamed like she’d won the lottery.
“Finally!” she cheered. “Canna hitch a ride?”
I shrugged as we approached my car.
“Depends. Where to?”
“Probly dat Morrigan Funeral place – it’s my Bobby’s brudder’s.”
I frowned but conceded.
“Sure.”
I opened the car door for her.
“Glad ya seen me. Gotta tellum bye, ya know?”
I nodded politely.
Parking at Morrigan’s, I noticed her picture on today’s announcement.
Goodeetz Parking Lot Tragedy
Shocked, I turned to speak, but I was alone.
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Please note that the 'misspellings' are to mimic speech patterns and are not author mistakes. Thank you for reading. :)
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