Teddy
Who would have thought that a teddy could do something like this...
Here is the short story that i sent in for the Macabre Monday Halloween Flash Fiction contest.
We had to write a short story on what happens on all hallows eve, it had to be unsettling, frightening etc.
This was the first story that i had written in over 2 months, so i was not thinking about winning or even making the top 5. i just used this to get back into writing again.
I’m glad i did and i hope you enjoy this.
Here is my short story called Teddy.
My phone rang, it was Amy,
“Hey Simon, how’s the leg holding up?”
“it’s ok, still got another month or so until my cast can come off, I can’t wait until I can get back out there with you guys. I miss it. “
“You should have come, I ran really well the other day, a personal best. It will do you good to get out”
“I know, maybe I’ll come to your next race, it’s on Sunday, right?”
“Yip, we are up against white river, I hope we do better than last year, that was a complete disaster, anyway I got to go, see you Sunday ok”
Running was my go-to since I can remember, all I wanted to do was run. Ever since I broke my leg, I haven’t been able to get myself to do anything, leaving the house was such a chore. Whenever I did everyone in town would feel sorry for me. I just couldn’t handle all the “I’m sorry” “how are you doing” questions, it was driving me mad. I know they care about me, but why couldn’t they just let me be, it’s just a broken leg after all.
Later that night when I went to bed, it had started to rain, the wind picked up, if my leg wasn’t broken, I would have made it in time to close my bedroom windows.
When I eventually made it to my room, the curtains were moving all over the show, swaying left, right.
I hadn’t fastened the bolt that’s keeps the window still, so there was a loud banging noise each time it would bang against the window frame, it sounded like someone was taking a baseball bat to a car. I managed to close it, while literally taking a shower at the same time.
With all the commotion of what was going on, I had completely forgot to put a light on, not even my bed sided lamp was on. I could see something was in front of me, I just couldn’t make out what it was.
As I took my shirt off and looked for a towel to dry my face, there it was.
He was just sitting there, in my chair which was on the opposite side of my bed, it was hunched back in the chair like you would after smoking a joint, totally relaxed with not a care in the world. Ready to eat and enjoy the best night’s sleep soon after.
It had a small round head with two ears sticking out, ones that looked like a dog’s ear. It had these big round eyes, kind of weird, totally black, I just kept staring at them. there was no life in him. He had a big round stomach with shortish legs, his arms will also really short.
I was totally freaked out, all I wanted to do was run. but I couldn’t, it was like he was holding me there. I opened my mouth wanting to tell it to get out of here. but it beat me to it.
“My names Teddy and I’m here to make sure that you get punished for all the bad things that you did. You took cuts, you ran over people, you have no morals. Do you have any idea what you have done?”
His voice sounded harsh, even ruff, it was the kind of voice that you paid attention to.
“Teddy? Is this for real? Who and what the hell are you?”
“I am from Caylon and I have be sent up to earth to make things right for all the people who have been wronged by you. so why don’t you take a seat, so we can get this show started”
“I’m not listening to you, some random thing from a place I have never heard of. Get out of here or I will throw you out”
Teddy looked at me, as if to say bring it on.
He got off the chair and started walking to me with a smirk on his face, he winked at me and the next thing that I remember was I was lying on my bed both hands tied up to each side of my headboard, my left leg that was still good was tied up to my right leg. I tried to break free when it jumped on top of my stomach.
“ouch” I screamed out loud.
Teddy turned his head to the side and put a finger over my mouth and whispered In my ear.
“Quite boy, this will be quick”
He had a small knife in his right hand. He held it to my neck and pressed on it. I could feel the Sharpe edge of the knife, my heart was racing now, this was the end I thought.
“You know it’s not every day that I get to come out and visit you people here on earth. But an exception was made.
“Bring it on Teddy, when I get myself out of this rope you tied me up with, I am going to tear you a part.”
“Boy, you won’t even know when I’m done with you, you will wake up with no memory of me. when they ask what happened to you, you will look like a mad man, trust me”
It was then that teddy put his hands onto my stomach and started to push down on me, I thought he was trying to hurt me that way, get me to stop breathing or maybe get me to throw up.
But no, it wasn’t any of that, as he kept pressing down, his hands started to get warmer and warmer, it was as if the temperature was rising each second. It was as if his hands were like a kettle boiling water.
I started to scream.
“Stop teddy I’m begging you stop; it hurts. Stop, please stop. You are burning me”
He had a smile on his face, he was enjoying this.
“Alright boy, this break gives me a chance to look at my work of art that I have just done on you”
“Why are you doing this?” I said
“That was for Stacy,
“What has she got to do with this? She is the one who broke up with me” I said.
“When she found out that you cheated on her that is, don’t you remember?”
“What can I do to make you stop hurting me? I’ll do anything, I’m begging you”
He got off me and started to walk around my bed with his hands behind his back, as if he was some kind of headmaster. He was at the edge of my bed with his back to me.
“Simon, this isn’t easy for me, you know. I don’t want to do this, I have to. It’s the only way we can make things right.”
I lifted my head up, confused by what he was saying. Why did he say “we”.
“What do you mean we?” I asked
“Don’t worry about that now, you will understand shortly. Shall we get back to it then?”
Teddy walked back towards me, but instead of jumping back onto my stomach, he came towards my face.
“You remember Tony?” he said
“Yes, just stop this. please”
“Before the season started 2 years back, he was one of the front runners. Well, that was before you decided to put laxatives into his sports drink before the finals that year. The kid shat his pants mid-way through the race. He was never the same you know after that”
“I was just trying to have a bit of fun; I didn’t mean for that to happen to him”
“Sure, you did, why else would you do that huh”
“Don’t worry boy, I won’t make you shit your pants, I don’t want to get sick myself here.” Teddy said.
He reached into his stomach and pulled out a pair of pliers.
“What the hell” I said
“Oh, I have a small pouch, you know like a kangaroo, except mine is obviously much smaller”
“What are you going to do with that?” I asked.
Next thing I know, he had his hand in my mouth and try as I could, I couldn’t bite down on him, it was as if by having his and inside me he was able to control me.
He took the pliers and brought them towards me. My eyes were wide open, I wanted to scream but just couldn’t. I tried moving my head so that he couldn’t get that inside me, but my head just didn’t want to move.
He put the pliers of onto one of my front teeth and started pulling it out. I screamed like a baby begging him to stop.
“Teddy,”
“Teddy, no”
He put the pliers away, sat down beside me and spoke.
“There, my job here is done”
Two front teeth missing, two burn marks on my stomach.
How on earth am I going to explain all of this to Amy?