Werewolves

The curse

Mihai Brinas
Promptly Written

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Mark loved flowers. He worked all his life and raised money to buy a house. A house with a garden. When he retired, he bought the house he wanted. For a while, he personally took care of the maintenance and care of his flowers in the garden. He spent all his beautiful days among the flowers. He was finally satisfied. He felt he had accomplished something in his life.

Then he hired a gardener. Mark had arranged a comfortable place on the terrace of his house. He sat on the terrace, read, and admired the flowers. This had become his great pleasure.

One morning, Mark found all the broken flowers. He worked with the gardener to rebuild the flower garden. He found only traces of a large animal.

The devastation of the garden was repeated. One night, the flowers were broken or taken out of the ground. He saw the animal’s tracks again. He worked with the gardener and planted other flowers.

Then he went to visit an old friend of his, a hunter, and received a trap from him. Mark was also taught how to install the trap.

“Make sure you don’t forget where you put it. This trap can sever even a bear’s foot,” the hunter told him.

After a few nights, Mark was awakened by a loud howl. It sounded like the howl of a wolf. The trap was gone. Together with the creature. The…

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Mihai Brinas
Promptly Written

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