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The Priest’s Haunting Accusations

RWDouble Drabble 2.0.164 | Banter

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RWDrabble 2.0.164 — The Morgue — Adapted with PowerPoint Designs

The random word for today is banter, and the protagonist wakes up in a morgue.

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When I awoke, it was pitch-black. Where were my glasses?

I realized I was not in my bed but on a cold metal slab. Suddenly, the room was too bright. I was blinded. The fluorescent lights buzzed menacingly like a swarm of mosquitoes.

WTF, why is there a tag on my toe? I remembered a meddlesome priest accusing me of stealing my wife’s wedding ring when I visited her crypt. I wore that symbol of our love around my neck.

The priest’s voice echoed. “You’re late, Stephen.”

Around the room, corpses sat up simultaneously. Their cruel, accusatory banter rang in my ears. Oh shit, this is a morgue.

I stumbled backward. “What… is this? Is this a prank?”

“Not a joke,” the priest said. “You stole from the dead. Now they’ve come for you.”