Thanks for hosting me on your blog, Diana. Today, I’m
sharing about a horror short story that is part of a Friday the 13th
series. Each Friday the 13th, twelve other authors and I publish
short horror stories set around Friday the 13th. It’s been so much
fun. We have certain recurring elements in all the stories: a broken mirror, 13
chapters, a person must die on or a body must be found on Friday the 13th,
and the killer and/or victims must have 13 letters in their name.
The most recent series released on June 13th and
my story is titled
Dirty Girl…
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At age ten, Alicia wrote
her first ever romance (featuring a hero who looked just like Elvis Presley and
who shared the name of Elvis’ character in the movie, Tickle Me), and
she still has the tattered, pencil-written copy. Alicia is from Moore,
Oklahoma, and now lives in Edmond. She has three grown children and a
huge network of supportive friends and family.
Other than reading and
writing, her passions are Elvis Presley, MLB, NFL (she almost always works in a
mention of one or all three into her stories) and watching (and rewatching) her
favorite television shows like Dexter, Justified, Friends, Everybody Loves
Raymond, and Breaking Bad. Some of her favorite authors are Michael Connelly,
Dennis Lehane, Lee Child, Lisa Gardner, Ridley Pearson, Joseph Finder, and
Jonathan Kellerman…to name a few.
About Dirty Girl
A tragic accident…
A fateful decision…
A horrific weekend they won’t soon forget…
Everet Holcomb is cheating with his sister-in-law, Blair, and the two sneak off
for an illicit out of town getaway. While driving down a dark country road,
they hit something and are horrified to discover they've killed a young woman.
Panicked, they bury the body instead of calling the police, knowing if their
spouses learn of their affair, they’ll lose everything.
When Everet’s son brings his new girlfriend home for his college graduation
celebration, they notice that something about her seems…off. The odor of dirt
emanates from her, but Everet and Blair are the only ones who can smell it. And
when Everet almost chokes to death for no apparent reason, they start to wonder…have
their misdeeds come back to haunt them?
Excerpt
The
rain pelted down harder, slapping against the windshield like a tsunami. He
turned the wipers higher, but they were fighting a losing battle. He could
barely see through the downpour. Fortunately, they were close to the Airbnb.
Everet gripped the wheel tighter, his knuckles bleached bone white in the
dashboard glow. The green numbers of the clock read 1:30 a.m. The narrow road
curved like a snake’s spine, lit only by the twin spears of his high beams.
Peering
through the windshield, he could just make out the lights of the Airbnb. Relief
coursed through him. Almost there…
Then,
a flash of something white coming out of the woods caught his attention. A hard
thumping sound was followed by the vehicle jolting violently. He slammed his
foot on the brakes.
Blair
screamed. “Did you hit something?”
Everet’s
voice came out in a raspy quiver. “Yeah. I think so. Some…animal.” But he knew
it wasn’t an animal. It was walking upright. And he’d seen the flash of a pale
face right before the impact.
He
slid the gearshift into park, then reluctantly climbed from the Lexus. On
trembling legs he sloshed through the rain to the front of the car. There, in
the road five feet ahead, lay a still figure.
He
let out a strangled cry and rushed over, dropping to his knees. Long rain-soaked
hair flowed behind her. Her white blouse was splattered with blood, and her
body lay at an unnatural angle.
Please don’t let her be dead. Please don’t
let her be dead.
He was barely aware of
movement behind him.
“What
the fu--?” Blair said. “Is she…is she okay?”
With dread, Everet took the girl’s shoulders and gently turned her over. Bile rose to his throat when he saw the mangled face.
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