horror phone call

 mom Claire

my heart raced as I listened to the

silence praying that it hadn't been my

mind

it couldn't be Claire that's impossible

it had been nearly 20 years now mom is

that really you I swallowed there was

just no way whoever this is I want you

to know it's not funny mom

I swear it's me I've been trying to find

you and dad for so long please you need

to come pick me up who's that

I cut the receiver my whole body was

shaking it's her

give me that he stared at the receiver

for what felt like forever

can't be hello dad

Claire dad please you need to come and

get me I know what happened and I

forgive you

I really forgive you just let me come

home

Claire where are you it's dark there's

the diesel again I'm so scared dad David

moved the phone away from his ear and

placed it slowly on the landline dog

ending the call this only made the

shakes worse my heart was pounding it's

not her it wasn't Claire it couldn't be

we buried her in the backyard 20 years

ago we'd made sure she was dead gone

that child had never done any good

and that's exactly what scared me the

most if it wasn't Claire who knows