Last fall I was listening to National Public Radio, I think, on a Saturday morning near Halloween. The announcer said, "We've invited writers to submit 45 seconds, scary stories. We are going to share three of them with you." I was glued to the radio. I didn't want to miss the stories. How could someone write a scary story in only 45 seconds.
Well, I only heard one of the three stories, but I'd like to share it with you. Of course, I am paraphrasing and probably modifying the story--unable to recall exactly what I heard in that less than a minute timeframe. Here is the story...
Lying in the hospital bed, Bob was afraid, really scared, but the drugs the doctors had administered were taking effect. He could feel very little, and tension was dissipating as his body began to relax. He thought to himself, "I guess I am ready for my appendix to be removed."
Just then, although nearly asleep, he felt someone touch him. The person said, "Don't worry, Jess, your leg will be gone in no time at all."
Baffled!
(I get to laugh at this story because...I am a survivor! Years ago I went into the hospital for what was considered a minor surgical procedure. An artery was severed and my entire abdomen had to be cut open. I was hospitalized for nine days! I have the scar to prove it.)
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