Paint : A 5 Minute Freewrite
She could never put a face to his persona. May be, subconsciously she didnt want to see the face of the monster.
She always used to ask her mentally unstable mother about what happened to her father and her mother always used to slap her on her face saying, “He left us. He abandoned us. He used to beat us. You remember that. Right? I was a good mother who always used to protect you. Just remember this.”
Everytime she got the same answer from her mother. “But why does she never tell me anything else besides this. Why does she hit me? May be my father abused her so much that she doesnt want to remember him. May be that is also why she got mentally ill. May be thats why she beat me”, she always used to come up with some logic as an explanation to her miserable circumstances.
At the age of 49, her mother passed away. Elizabeth’s whole life came crashing down. She was the one who had been her rock for years and now she was gone..
She opened the door that produced a rather squeaky noise. Filled with horror and fear she took the stairway that led her to a room with a skeleton. She tried to scream but couldn’t as she slowly approached the skeleton she found pictures and notes lying around it. “Thats my father”, she said.
In every picture, she saw her father playing with her and adoring her. And then she stumbled upon few documents. These were medical reports from 3 certified doctors who had declared her mother mentally ill and a danger to her child since the child was being brutally beaten up by her mother repeatedly.
“My father wasnt a monster. My mother was”, Elizabeth kept repeating these words before locking herself in the basement only to be never seen again.
Prompt Word : Paint
Posted in 5 minute free write contest by talented @mariannewest
All images from pixabay
Wow...amazing piece..you are gifted. Thanks
Thank you very much ^_^
That was brilliant. I love the way the suspense was built up.
thank you so much mate.
What a horrifying truth to stumble upon, but I recall a similar real life occurance of a similar hidden monster. The poor dear.
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction...
what a story. turning at the last end. nice story. thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the compliments
story filled with suspense and nice end. It also happens in real life some time you fail to judge people by their acts. Nice creative post. keep sharing:)
Thank you so much ^_^
Ow wow!! I didn't see that ending coming!!! Well done. Creepy to the core!!! :)
Thats what i am famous for i.e creepy endings :p
Thank you so much for the compliments ^_^
In the full story i can't predict what happened to next. sometimes horror sometimes i thought his father was bad guy or a criminal. I have enjoyed the story.
Thats the beauty of it. Isnt it ;)
yeah bro
ewwwww....so creeppppyyyyy.... :-( ... I feel like I'm watching a horror movie, sir...you are so good :-)
Hahah po if you felt like you were watching a horror movie then it means my story was good because thats what i intended to write :p
Yes sir you're absolutely so good in this one :-)I can still see the pictures in my mind, you write so vividly po :-) Thank you and God bless sir :-)
Wow. That was terribly good!!!! Thanks for sharing.