Them’s the Rules

 

Hillary Lyon

 

 

          The pounding on the front door sounded like a cop knock. Vince opened it to find an emaciated figure in a black hoodie.

          “What do you want?” Vince asked with more bravado than he felt.

          “You called me,” the figure said, pushing past Vince, “I came.”

          “Did not! I don’t know you.”

           Walking over to Vince’s kitchen table, the visitor tapped a note laying under a glass of whiskey and bottle of spilled pills. “There’s my invite.”

           “But I’ve changed my mind!” Vince cried.

           “No backsies,” the visitor said, putting his cold bony hand on Vince’s shoulder. “Them’s the rules.”

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     Hillary Lyon founded and for 20 years acted as senior editor for the independent poetry publisher, Subsynchronous Press. Her stories have appeared lately in 365tomorrows, Black Petals, Sirens Call, Night to Dawn, 50 Word Stories, Legends of Night drabble series anthology, and Revelations drabble series anthology. She’s the Art Director for Black Petals and is also an illustrator for horror & pulp fiction magazines. 

https://hillarylyon.wordpress.com/