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The Referee

Flash Fiction: A professional wrestling tragedy.

Eva Lobo
3 min readMar 6, 2024

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The bell rings three times and I follow them. The large sweat-soaked wrestlers grapple with one another. They shout theatrically as one switches his hold, placing the other in a headlock.

I emote and exaggerate along with them, acting out my own role as referee. Pretending to check if the hold is legal, though in reality, it doesn’t…

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Eva Lobo

Writer of horror, paranormal, supernatural and sci-fi. Enjoys romantic walks through alien crop circles.