The silver haired thing sat in the display box, staring at whatever or whoever was unlucky enough to pass in front of it. Its face seemed innocent if you were easily fooled. The giver of the gift called it a ‘doll’ but it was definitely nothing of the sort. It was bad magic and anyone with even the slightest sensitivity to such things felt uneasy in its presence. The cat was especially displeased and refused to remain long in the same room with it no matter how juicy the bribe.
When the tension was too much to bear, all five roomates drew straws to decide who should throw the doll away. The unlucky soul who drew the shortest straw completed the task that same day. Only to wake up that night to TWO silver haired things in a bigger box sitting on his pillow just after midnight.
They drew straws again to decide who would burn it. The one who lit the fire awoke to four silver haired things in an even bigger box on the other side of her bed.
Recognizing that the curse was compounding, they admitted defeat and agreed to leave the apartment to the ‘dolls’. Even though the rent was pretty cheap and the neighborhood was lovely…
So they packed their belongings in great haste and departed. As they drove off for the last time, the eight silver haired things hiding in the trunk smirked to themselves in the darkness.
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I went through a horror movie phase a long time ago. I blame this story on that. These days I prefer comedies, but I suppose those scary plots are stuck in the back of my brain somewhere for better or worse.
Anyway!
Here's the prompt if you want to write a story too. Maybe yours will be comedic 😅
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