I refolded the yellowed paper and after slipping it back into its crinkled envelope, I set it back against the gravestone. As I stood up, I saw a chinchilla staring at me from the top of a gravestone twenty feet away. Its eyes seemed to glow in the dying twilight. I’d never seen one in the wild before.
The sun sunk below the hills and the cemetery was plunged into darkness. I bolted for my car, every second dreading to hear tiny, skittering footsteps on the path behind me.
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March 21st, 2016 at 9:11 pm
Well that was pretty creepy!
March 21st, 2016 at 11:45 pm
I’m glad Paws was taken care of by the cat! But, I’m afraid he may actually still be lurking around. Ha! Maybe Chinchillas have nine lives too!
March 22nd, 2016 at 2:32 am
Very nicely done.
March 22nd, 2016 at 3:39 am
Enjoyed reading this creepy story! ☺
March 22nd, 2016 at 8:08 am
I’ll echo the vote for creepy– well done! Cool multimedia touches, too.
March 22nd, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Evil, nasty little creatures hell bent on taking over the world and dominating all life in every form 😉
Great story. I enjoyed that.
March 22nd, 2016 at 3:30 pm
Fantastically creepy, David. Nice work.
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March 22nd, 2016 at 6:20 pm
Thanks Marie Gail. Pretty darkly absurd, but fun to write. 🙂
March 23rd, 2016 at 3:09 am
Hilarious, David. You made my day. I guess the little buggers deserve to be made into coats then don’t they? Well done. 😀 — Suzanne
March 23rd, 2016 at 6:10 pm
A killer chinchiller? Craaaaazy! LOL… wonderful and imaginative story.
March 27th, 2016 at 12:34 am
Yikes! That was weird….in a weird, creepy, fun way 😉
April 2nd, 2016 at 10:57 am
poor guy!