She should have known at the casting call, should have taken her son and walked out. Instead, she’d signed the contract. The lure of money was too powerful, and she’d been desperate.
A prank show, they said, like Candid Camera. Her son would be among other children at the museum, all in uniform. On cue they would begin screaming. The organizers wouldn’t say more.
When she studied the contract afterward, she found the rider about the chemical agent at the very bottom, in tiny print.
It was weeks before she knew the full scope of what she’d helped them do.
An intriguing piece indeed. Your last line has us wondering!
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Yeah, but did she get paid?
I assume so. But who knows?
What a chiller, Josh!
Dear Josh,
Chilling at its best. Was it worth the money? Ah that desperation thing that monsters prey on. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
When our children were young and we lived in Southern California, we had a neighbor whose child did some acting. The little girl’s grandmother was her agent and she suggested that she could get our kids modeling and acting jobs. We turned her down cold. Hollywood ruins so many children, no matter how good the money is.
Chilling tale.
Money makes people do such irrational things. They repent for the rest of their lives…
Children being treated as guinea-pigs.
You Make Me Feel Alive- Anita
Something life-changing occured I fear. An intriguing tale indeed.
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Ah! the lure of lucre sometimes leads to doom. Good story, Hardy.
Superb writing, great story, excellent voice.
Yikes, people make bad choices all the time over money. Scary tale.
ALWAYS read the fine print!! Sad story.. but well told! ;-)
Very well told… and yes, always read the small print BEFORE signing, no matter how broke you are.
To be fair, who ever reads the small print? In this case though…
Good grief! I wasn’t expecting that. A real chiller!
A very scary story, Josh, especially since I rarely read all the fine print. Not sure if I’m trusting or lazy. A real lesson here though!
Yoiks! I want to know more ~ I think.
Initially it is supposed to be the story of a Russian assassination in a public place utilizing poison gas. The speedway Randy story has the other side of it. The children are supposed to provide a distraction. The woman got paid but the children were killed. A pretty Grim story
So thrilling.
Chilling, to say the least. Well d one.
Where are you going my little one, little one? To gas the Met…
Wow, just wow. Never mind her guilt….if the children survived, think of how they must have been traumatized.
A chilling tale, very nice! =)
Always read the fine print!! Great take on the prompt!
That’s a terrifying scene you’ve painted there. I yearn to know what the final fallout was, whether it was a targeted killing, a terrorist attack, a sinister organisation testing a chemical … Intriguing possibilities and a well written tale