She heard the mournful sobbing as she walked past the alley. A little girl’s voice that sounded so lost, heartrending.
“Hello?” she called, stepping into the alleyway.
Its tracks left a trail of blood as the killbot rolled back into the dark.
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Sorry ya’ll, I’ve been reading Robopocalypse, and the direct influence is obvious…
And I am grateful for that. Nice 42
What’s that in the shadows? Ice cream truck! Yay!
A killbot! Cool take on the prompt. Nicely done!
Exterminate! (I am a child of the early video games, after all).
Killbot, huh? Talk about not playing fair!! Too real.
You know, you’re right. I should totally have gone with “Medusa”.
A killbot … You packed quite a thriller in 42 words
Hopefully. “What’s that in the shadows?” is always going to produce a Very Bad Thing, from horror movie fans.
A chill down my spine.
Good, then it worked!
This is one of my faves! What a unique take!
I blame this guy.
Vivid imagery!! And then Killbot. Lol that’s great!! Nice one. 🙂