The Ladies of Horror
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Anchors Away   
by Kendra Smart  

“A brief warning one must receive before the tale unfolds, two voices separate from one soul shall you hear. Which one tells the truth and which reality holds you grounded is up to you. This story is about the occupants of Suite 332, Jeanette and Lana Sue Minkoff.”

Jeanette-

Jack had been such a kind man to pay for her ticket to the new life she had plotted out for herself. There had been others, many others, but this beau had been different. A true believer in her talents, moon eyed over her, it had been but a request and the ticket was hers. Her life had been hard but she knew a change in her luck was just around the corner. Jack had been hard to leave behind, but there was an opportunity awaiting her. 

She had a job offer waiting for her in New York. This boat would be her glamorous coach leading her to her dreams, just a few days in the breeze and salty air. She could see the newspapers heralding her features and welcoming the newest darling to shine under the stage lights. 

“New Starlet lights up the stage gracefully…” 

She would wow them with her prose and practice, all her education and cultured upbringing put to good use. Her luggage would arrive shortly, the stewards would see to that. But for now, just for now, she wanted to enjoy the moment. 

The moment before creation, the silence in the planning. She had the talent, now it was about the mindset. She would take this time as others settled to do the same. The ship would soon be underway and she would leave this city behind to begin again. 

She was expected. 

Lana Sue-

The plan for her escape onto the boat had been a success so far. All that remained was departure. Past that, all had been accounted for in her favor. Jack had been a fool and a liar just like so many in her collection of beau’s. 

That’s why Lana never wore her heart on her sleeve. No one she had encountered had ever been worthy of her love. Cupid was right to fear her heart. She had never held any false narrative in her head about who she was. She had been born from a desperate cry for help. Strength born from primal fight or flight. 

Ah, the gift of being a Watcher, but the bane of enduring the suffering of the Slayer. 

But Lana had never really felt so burdened by the slaying part so much, she relished it. After watching Jeanette fawn and coo over these simpering doll dizzy drip’s was more than she could take sometimes. 

It was a release in more ways than one when her blade could set free and she could move on with enjoying moments like these, what a glorious view. 

Better than Jack’s from the bathtub of the apartment. She had always hated those grimy, dingy windows. 

Jeanette was already awaiting a new life as a star, but the papers had been toting a new tye of star making their mark in the world of fear and pain. 

Perhaps a new challenge awaited Lana as well in this new life. 

Excellent. 

Anchors Away. 

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Fiction © Copyright Kendra Smart
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com

More from author Kendra Smart:

Just Emotions:
A Gothic Bite Magazine Anthology

A collection of poetry.

‘Just Emotions‘ is exactly as it states, a group of writers who had feelings they wanted to express in poem form. Inside, there are a range of emotions to explore. Each writer has given a bit of themselves to you, each in their own way.

We hope that you enjoy these writings and that among the poems you may find some thing you can identify with or relate to. Thank you for giving us this chance to open the catacombs and share with you.

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