
Rose pressed in the last bit of stuffing, stitched the final seam, and began to focus on the details.
Cute buttons for eyes, black thread stitched just right for mouth and nose, and most important, the hair. Long, luxurious curls of black that tumbled from head to waste completed the work.
Everything was just right. Perfect.
She lay the doll atop a pillow and turned her full attention to the pin cushion. She selected a long silver prick with delicate fingers, and pressed it through the doll’s chest and into the pillow below.
Somewhere, miles away, a young woman screamed.
WC: 100
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Creating beauty in order to perform evil. Wow. You really nailed it.
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Thanks!
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Voodoo!! Yay I love a bit of it!!
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Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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Are all seamstress’s so vindictive. I believe this really works.
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Perhaps it’s just the scorned seamstress’s, but I’m not too sure about that.
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Whoa! Surprise ending — I loved it.
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So happy it worked for you!
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Oh this started so tender, until the end… wonder who the girl was… a rival?
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I was torn between a rival and a woman who perhaps hurt Rose’s young son. I suppose it could go either way.
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What a shocking ending after the care she put into making the doll! That poor young woman miles away. Good, descriptive writing.
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Thank you much!
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Begs the question to know why? I hope she has a good reason…
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Good reason? Guess that depends on who you ask.
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Love the way you lull us into thinking this is a gift for a little girl… then skewer it!
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Just showing off a little of my sadistic side, lol. Glad you liked it!
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I did!
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And I was thinking what a pleasant story and a beautiful doll. You drew me in, then…. Good twist!
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Thanks so much!!
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You are welcome!
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I knew some kind of twist was coming, but “hundreds of miles away, a young woman screamed” was still such a good departure from the initial feeling of gentle care that’s it’s very good.
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So glad it worked for you!
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