Melanie sat on her sister's grave, with black tears. The pain and loss was still fresh.
She brought two crisp, green apples to share, one placed near Ashley's headstone. The one in her hand had a little nibble out of it, but it was soon turning black, like her polished nails. The sky was darkening, turning to dusk, and the autumn wind rustled the leaves along with her black curls.
Halloween was a few days away and the girls had been planning their costumes months in advance. They wanted to get it perfect. They weren't matching or anything, but this was their favorite time of year. Melanie chose to be Snow White and her sister chose Poison Ivy.
She rolled her eyes to the darkening sky and threw her apple on the ground beside her. It was pretty morbid to bring an apple to her dead twin, pretty stupid to come here every week and just sit there. If she stayed here long enough, would her parents even notice? Or, could she, too, join her sister in the hard, frosted ground.
Ashley poisoned her thoughts… everyday. She could feel her extremities go numb when she was doing something mundane, normal. She could feel her breath catch and choke her when she almost laughed at someone's joke. She couldn't help lying in bed, doing nothing for days on end, thinking about the accident.
She couldn't see, but the apple grew darker.
Finally, her friend arrived to the cemetery with a backpack of booze and a box in her hands. That box contained a Ouija Board.
Melanie stood up and grabbed the box from her friend's hands, dying to know her own fate.
I did a short little blurb story today for this prompt. Quick and rough so I can actually do these prompts everyday without being too overwhelmed, keep in mind they are completely first/rough draft and just for the sake of prompts and getting creative juices flowing. Who knows, maybe one day I will expand it and make it better if I really love the idea.
If you'd like to participate in Jotober here is the post where it will give you more info.
