One grave, two bodies
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 19
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Deep within the confines of the cemetery faint glints of light from twin lanterns pierced the darkness. Two men, Rufus and Ollie worked tirelessly with shovels in hand. The men were career criminals, vagrants, and tonight they graduating to grave robbing. They figured why go through the trouble of robbing people on the streets when you could steal from someone who was already dead. Technically this being their first attempt they still had to pilfer the valuables off of the deceased before calling it a night. They figured what better a time than Halloween night to dig up some graves. As shovelfuls of dirt were launched out of the 6 foot deep hole both men finally came to rest. Now that the hard task of digging up the grave was done they could enjoy the fruits of their labor. Laying before them was their prize, a large mahogany coffin.
No matter how old you are or what size you are for that matter walking through a cemetery late at night is still unnerving experience. No doubt Mrs. Garcia was feeling this as she continued to stumble around the grounds of the graveyard. Careful not to disturb any of the plots but having a hard time seeing anything with only moonlight to guide her in the darkness. A wise owl screeched and flew from it's tree branch just before the tree was flattened by one of Lupe's giant slippers. She had to admit that she had a twinge of fear in her gut as she roamed the cemetery at night. However Lupe was raised to respect the deceased for they were our ancestors. In that moment of clarity she spotted some faint lights up ahead. Were the dead trying to guide her to her husband's grave? Having no better leads she decided to follow the ghost lights up the hill.
Rufus and Ollie had just pried open the lid of the casket when they felt the ground begin to shake. Loose clumps of dirt fell at their sides both men decided to hightail it out of there. Ollie boosted Rufus up out of the grave. The much shorter man, Ollie looked up expecting his partner to offer him a hand or shovel and pull him out. Instead Rufus ran off leaving Ollie stuck in the hole as the rumbling continued to get closer. Unsure of what was coming but not wanting to find out he looks back at the open coffin with the long dead skeleton still inside. Ollie looks back up seeing the increasing shadow begin to fall over him and jumps inside before shutting the lid just as the rumbling stopped above him.
Mrs. Garcia followed the dim glow of the lights leading her to a grave, but not her husband's grave. The hole looked freshly dug and down inside lay a brown coffin. In that moment Lupe felt a wave of sorrow wash over her. The grounds keeper must have left this burial unfinished. Shame on him. She could only imagine what how this poor person's family and friends would feel if they came to pay their respects and saw this. Lupe noticed the pile of dirt beside the grave. She would just have to finish the job herself. With her mighty palm she swept the huge pile of dirt into the hole before patting the top.
Ollie sat inside the coffin staring back at the wooden lid. He hoped he could wait out whatever was outside and then find a way out of this hole. How long could that thing possibly wait? Ollie's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of something hitting the other side of the coffin. Clumps of dirt were falling. At first he thought this meant whatever was above him was leaving. He realized his error when waves of dirt began to pour into the hole pushing in on the lid with some of it even seeping inside. Ollie couldn't believe it. He was being buried alive. The man clawed at the lid and screamed using up the little precious oxygen he had left.
Instead of running for his life Rufus scrambled up a nearby tree and hid before the giant creature approached. When he saw it for the first time he couldn't believe his eyes. In the dim light of his lantern he saw it was a woman but of enormous proportions. The pink slipper clad foot bigger than the grave plot that crashed down beside the base of the tree made that clear. She was so big that he could couldn't even see past her knees as beyond that was shrouded in the darkness of the night. When the massive woman got down to inspect their night's work he saw she was a mature Latina. Still a fox even with clear signs of age. The look on her face showed a hint of sorrow and even angry. Rufus watched as in one swift motion the giant buried his partner alive a satisfied smile appearing on her face that made Rufus's blood run cold. In his terror Rufus dropped his lantern watching it fall to the ground.
No matter how old you are or what size you are for that matter walking through a cemetery late at night is still unnerving experience. No doubt Mrs. Garcia was feeling this as she continued to stumble around the grounds of the graveyard. Careful not to disturb any of the plots but having a hard time seeing anything with only moonlight to guide her in the darkness. A wise owl screeched and flew from it's tree branch just before the tree was flattened by one of Lupe's giant slippers. She had to admit that she had a twinge of fear in her gut as she roamed the cemetery at night. However Lupe was raised to respect the deceased for they were our ancestors. In that moment of clarity she spotted some faint lights up ahead. Were the dead trying to guide her to her husband's grave? Having no better leads she decided to follow the ghost lights up the hill.
Rufus and Ollie had just pried open the lid of the casket when they felt the ground begin to shake. Loose clumps of dirt fell at their sides both men decided to hightail it out of there. Ollie boosted Rufus up out of the grave. The much shorter man, Ollie looked up expecting his partner to offer him a hand or shovel and pull him out. Instead Rufus ran off leaving Ollie stuck in the hole as the rumbling continued to get closer. Unsure of what was coming but not wanting to find out he looks back at the open coffin with the long dead skeleton still inside. Ollie looks back up seeing the increasing shadow begin to fall over him and jumps inside before shutting the lid just as the rumbling stopped above him.
Mrs. Garcia followed the dim glow of the lights leading her to a grave, but not her husband's grave. The hole looked freshly dug and down inside lay a brown coffin. In that moment Lupe felt a wave of sorrow wash over her. The grounds keeper must have left this burial unfinished. Shame on him. She could only imagine what how this poor person's family and friends would feel if they came to pay their respects and saw this. Lupe noticed the pile of dirt beside the grave. She would just have to finish the job herself. With her mighty palm she swept the huge pile of dirt into the hole before patting the top.
Ollie sat inside the coffin staring back at the wooden lid. He hoped he could wait out whatever was outside and then find a way out of this hole. How long could that thing possibly wait? Ollie's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of something hitting the other side of the coffin. Clumps of dirt were falling. At first he thought this meant whatever was above him was leaving. He realized his error when waves of dirt began to pour into the hole pushing in on the lid with some of it even seeping inside. Ollie couldn't believe it. He was being buried alive. The man clawed at the lid and screamed using up the little precious oxygen he had left.
Instead of running for his life Rufus scrambled up a nearby tree and hid before the giant creature approached. When he saw it for the first time he couldn't believe his eyes. In the dim light of his lantern he saw it was a woman but of enormous proportions. The pink slipper clad foot bigger than the grave plot that crashed down beside the base of the tree made that clear. She was so big that he could couldn't even see past her knees as beyond that was shrouded in the darkness of the night. When the massive woman got down to inspect their night's work he saw she was a mature Latina. Still a fox even with clear signs of age. The look on her face showed a hint of sorrow and even angry. Rufus watched as in one swift motion the giant buried his partner alive a satisfied smile appearing on her face that made Rufus's blood run cold. In his terror Rufus dropped his lantern watching it fall to the ground.
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