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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Horror
- Subject: Horror / Scary
- Published: 06/28/2019
It is flash fiction based on an old old joke. But this isn't a funny story...is it?
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“What did you put in here honey? This soup packs a punch. It is delicious.”
She smiled down at him. So kind. So sweet. So stupid.
“It is a very special recipe of mine, I only serve it once in a while. And then…well, only to people I love.”
He smiled up at her.
“You better keep that recipe a secret. I know people who would kill for this soup.”
Her smile hardened a little bit. Did he know the Irony of what he was saying?
“Well, it is for you - and just you.”
She bent over and kissed him gently on the back of the neck, even as he raised the spoon to take yet another giant slurp of soup. It only took him a few minutes to finish the whole bowl.
He leaned back... rubbed his tummy with one hand, smiled up at her. A kind, sweet, soft loving smile. She would miss it terribly…for a while. After all, they had only been married a little over a year. Long enough that all his fortune would go to her. He was a good man, a kind man…a stupid man. She was beautiful, with the body of a Goddess and the needs of a wealthy woman. Only she wasn’t wealthy. Lots of young men who liked beautiful women were though.
She watched as he settled back in his chair. He closed his eyes. For a minute it looked like he was asleep. Five minutes later and no one would mistake that posture for sleep…he was dead.
She waited a few more minutes to be safe. As she dialed 911 - she thought to herself:
“Six times I have made that soup. I hope this is the last time. I am almost thirty now…and I really did like this guy.”
A bowl of soup.(Kevin Hughes)
It is flash fiction based on an old old joke. But this isn't a funny story...is it?
*****
“What did you put in here honey? This soup packs a punch. It is delicious.”
She smiled down at him. So kind. So sweet. So stupid.
“It is a very special recipe of mine, I only serve it once in a while. And then…well, only to people I love.”
He smiled up at her.
“You better keep that recipe a secret. I know people who would kill for this soup.”
Her smile hardened a little bit. Did he know the Irony of what he was saying?
“Well, it is for you - and just you.”
She bent over and kissed him gently on the back of the neck, even as he raised the spoon to take yet another giant slurp of soup. It only took him a few minutes to finish the whole bowl.
He leaned back... rubbed his tummy with one hand, smiled up at her. A kind, sweet, soft loving smile. She would miss it terribly…for a while. After all, they had only been married a little over a year. Long enough that all his fortune would go to her. He was a good man, a kind man…a stupid man. She was beautiful, with the body of a Goddess and the needs of a wealthy woman. Only she wasn’t wealthy. Lots of young men who liked beautiful women were though.
She watched as he settled back in his chair. He closed his eyes. For a minute it looked like he was asleep. Five minutes later and no one would mistake that posture for sleep…he was dead.
She waited a few more minutes to be safe. As she dialed 911 - she thought to herself:
“Six times I have made that soup. I hope this is the last time. I am almost thirty now…and I really did like this guy.”
JD
06/30/2019Good one! For your first foray into 'horror' you did an outstanding job of truly creeping us out, and in very few words too! Your short short story packs an even bigger punch than your soup! (Or should I say, Chili, since that is what is pictured.) Anyway, great creepy story, Kevin!
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Kevin Hughes
10/17/2019Oh, and Jd, Thanks for getting rid of the Chilli! Your soup picture fits the story much better than mine did!
Hugs, Kevin
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Kevin Hughes
10/17/2019Aloha Jd,
Thanks so much for the Honor of being StoryStar- star of the day! And it is definitely a "soup day" here! The coldest day in over ten months! Crisp, sunny, and a delightful day to have a nice cup of tea...and skip the soup!
Smiles, Kevin
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Kevin Hughes
06/29/2019Thanks Aziz! I think I will skip the soup today and get a burger!
Smiles, Kevin
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Rose English
06/29/2019Another awesome tale Kevin thanks for sharing. Fancy soup for lunch now LOL :-)
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Kevin Hughes
06/29/2019Thanks Rose,
We should have a "Soup Dare" - and get all the Authors out to lunch and see if we taste the soup!
Smiles, Kevin
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Hazel Dow
06/28/2019Hehe, I'd best not let the husband read this. Soup is my specialty. Mwahaha.
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Kevin Hughes
06/29/2019Hazel,
Everytime I read the "Evil Laugh" you put at the end of your sentences- I think of the Big Blue Headed Character in the animated flick: MegaMind. I can hear it in my head. Now? Time for Soup. Tomato Soup without any additives. LOL
Smiles, Kevin
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Gail Moore
06/28/2019Hehe, awesome story.
You have made me feel like soup on this cold winter evening. Think I’ll make it myself.
:-). :-)
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Kevin Hughes
06/29/2019Gail,
Yes, my wife keeps asking me if I want soup...I say: "No worries Honey, I will make it myself." LOL
Smiles, Kevin
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