Deathly Earnings

She unrolled the ransom note. “£300,000 or we sacrifice your husband to Ix Chel.”

She patted the deathly creature on the head and gave it a pig’s ear. She’d earned it, she thought, as she fed the note into the paper shredder.

(#VSS365 & #BraveWrite, Prompts: #Earn #Deathly, 224 characters)

Vermin

Sparra always knew the kids on his estate were vermin. They’d just covered him in chocolate and cream, then put a cherry on his head. As he trudged home, it hit him how hard life is in the gateau.

(#VSS365, Prompt: #Vermin, 192 characters)