Monday, July 15, 2024

"The Weeping Car" a short story by Craig Zimmerman

Sarah Hayes was trying to study when she became aware of a sound coming from the salvage yard that she had been assigned to guard by the security agency.

Grabbing a flashlight, Sarah warily left the office. The sound which resembled a crying woman was coming from the center of the wrecking yard.

Sarah carefully walked through the maze of damaged cars and tried to make sense of the strange noise. No one other than herself was supposed to be at the yard at this time of night.

The crying sound became louder as Sarah approached the center of the yard and she was shocked to find a teen-age girl sobbing next to one of the newly arrived wrecks.

"Uh Miss, you aren't allowed to be here." Sarah gently told the distraught girl.

The young woman looked at her with glowing blue eyes. "I can't leave...not ever. My boyfriend was driving too fast, and we ran into a tree."

Sarah nodded and stayed by the girl until the sun came up and she slowly faded away.





 

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