For the Love of a Sandwich

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In honor of this creepy holiday, here’s a “spooky” short story I wrote a few years ago. 🙂

The Crumptons were your average, happy family with one boy, one girl, three dogs, a ferret, and a toad named Phillipo. They lived in a charming two story house, complete with a delightful brick fireplace. The father would work, the mother would teach her children, and the animals would wreck good-natured havoc throughout the day. They lived by routine, right down to the very sandwiches they ate for lunch, which, of course, always consisted of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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The door was open.

I hesitated halfway down the staircase, looking into the yawning cavern. Mom kept the door shut because you could see right into the room.

Soft reminders echoed in my ears.

“Close the door. I don’t want to see.”

“Close the door. I don’t want the reminder.”

“Close the door….just….close the door.”

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