Fifty-six words …

for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where the given word is Vault and the limit, 56 words.

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The old court-house had been for sale for ages. 

‘It’s haunted’ some said. ‘A murderer who was hung in the vault. Jacob’.

Nonsense!

The agent showed me around. ‘The vault?’ I asked.

‘You sure?’

‘Sure’.

We climbed down the steps. 

‘By the way, what’s your name?’

‘Jacob’ he murmured as the door slammed shut behind us.

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24 thoughts on “Fifty-six words …

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje October 24, 2020 / 14:42

    Oooh, spooky.

  2. Denise Hammond's avatar Denise Hammond October 24, 2020 / 14:52

    A Halloween tale. How clever. And spooky.

  3. HappySoul's avatar HappySoul October 24, 2020 / 17:09

    Wow! Spooky and what you’ve done with the prompt pic is simply awesome

  4. Dora's avatar Dora October 24, 2020 / 18:02

    It never pays to be too curious. (I loved the graphic! Very well done.)

      • Dora's avatar Dora October 25, 2020 / 16:03

        Hope you entertain us with more 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 25, 2020 / 15:51

      This is an almost true tale! I had a haunted 16th century pub that was indeed a court hundreds of years previously, and a guy called Jacob was hung in the cellar! I was told it was haunted by him when I moved in, but he never revealed himself to me!

  5. hilarymb's avatar hilarymb October 25, 2020 / 07:57

    Hi Keith – very scary … and very cleverly crafted – loved it … take care – Hilary

  6. bearmkwa's avatar bearmkwa October 25, 2020 / 15:01

    Coincidence… love it!

  7. ceayr's avatar ceayr October 25, 2020 / 18:05

    This gave me a chuckle.
    I do like a good ghost story!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 26, 2020 / 09:21

      I got so spooked writing it I had to get therapy!

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