Hot Car by Bogdan Dragos

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“The safest way to kill

a small child,” she told him,

“is,

of course,

to leave it in a hot car.”

He scratched his

head. Thought

about it

“Since you didn’t murder it

directly,” she went on,

“and only due

to pure ignorance,

your punishment is going to

be almost

nothing.”

“But, wouldn’t it be

a better idea

to push the kid from a high

place and claim

that he fell?”

“Dumbass, you live on the

ground floor. If you go searching

for any high places

they’ll know

the reason behind it, don’t

you think?”

“Oh… yeah, you’re right.

I’m not very good

with thinking.

That’s why I’ve asked for your

help.”

She gave a soft chuckle

as her hands

turned from floating ash

to dark obsidian

that caressed his face

and put a claw inside his ear

She was half moth

half snake, the muse

that will bless him with

literary success

once he

gives his own child

as sacrifice in

exchange,

as the deal was

Her obsidian claw

made circle motions deep

into his ear,

causing him to cringe with

pain

She brought her moth eyes

against his

and said, “See, the good thing

about writing is

you don’t have to think.

The more you think,

the worse you make it.

Don’t think, don’t try. Just

follow the guidance of your

muse who knows better.

That’s all you

have to do.”

“Yes, Mistress. Might we

start right away then?”

“No, we might not start

right away.

I am hungry, darling.

Therefore you will get out of

bed now

and make a trip to the

store.

You will take your small

child along

and park the car somewhere

very far. Do you

understand? Only afterwards

we can start writing.”

“Y-yes, Mistress.”

She removed the obsidian claw

from his ear

rested the hand on

her scaled hips. Satisfaction

blazed in her grin.

“Please, call me Love.”

He nodded. “Yes, Love.”

-BOGDAN DRAGOS

Bogdan Dragos supervises casinos for a gambling company, working twelve-hour shifts locked in a dark office full of TV monitors. There he mostly daydreams and writes poems and stories. He also manages a poetry blog Daydreaming as a profession.

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