HALLOWEEN CONTEST WINNER

SCARY TALE
By Aradhana Choudhuri

"Bloody Mary? Total BS. You should try Judas."

"What's that, Uncle Betelgeuse?"

"You go to the bathroom on Halloween, turn off the lights, look into the mirror, and say 'Judas I killed your master' three times."

"And what happens then?"

"You'll just have to do it and see."

"Okay!"

"The boy's gone off to find a bathroom. This makes three? Four? Too many. People will notice the blood.
And then we can kiss our jobs goodbye."

"Nonsense. Judas drags them straight to Haceldama; nobody will notice another splash of crimson against the loam."

"Here's hopin', Mary."

Copyright © Aradhana Choudhuri

Aradhana Choudhuri is an Aerospace Engineer working in the space sector. Her writing has been accepted for publication on Flashshot, Arc Poetry, and the Greensilk Journal for the coming months. Aradhana is currently in the process of finding literary representation for her YA-Paranormal novel.