Twisted

It was a hot sunny weekend in January when the bodies started to wash ashore. Jayne gave out a stifled exclamation when she saw the first.

"No! Buddy! Back off!" She yelled at her dog as he sniffed and pawed.

Shading her eyes, she looked up and down the deserted beach as though expecting someone to appear but of course nobody did. She and Buddy were the only inhabitants of the island. That's if you didn't count the rabbits that pilfered the vegetable patch no matter how many traps Jayne lay.

The mainlanders thought isolation had turned Jayne mad. Maybe they were right, thought Jayne as she leaned down to examine the man. She prodded it with her finger, almost not believing that it was there. Blank eyes stared up at her. Jayne could feel something rising within her. A desire she had not felt for many years.

She twisted the figure into sitting position, moving it's stiff arms and legs. Running her fingers across its face revealed a stubbled chin. With a small grin, Jayne twisted its head stiffly on its neck, right around, until it's face stared unnaturally backward like an owl. She laughed.

"You found treasure!" Jayne called to Buddy. "Let's take it back to the cottage."

But Buddy was barking and pawing at something else now. Jayne hurried over.

It was another one.

All in all, they found eight men that weekend. They lay in Jayne's cottage where she had twisted and bent all their limbs. They were her treasure. Hers and Buddy's. She scratched at Buddy's head between the ears.

"I wonder what the tide will bring us next," Jayne mumbled. "Maybe a shipment of bricks will wash up next so we can build houses for these Lego men."

Author's Note

Appreciate ANY feedback :)

Reviews

[Zoya]

Of course! How can she 'twist' a 'person's' head...that seriously sounded insane...but, woah...what a nice 'twist' lol. Amazing stuff. Keep 'twisting'!

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Freaking Lego!

You pulled it off! Had me wondering till the final line. Just as i thought your protagonist was truly mad!

As always, very well written and extremely clever. Keep the smart stories coming. Well done.

[Stan Lee]

Woohoo! Gotcha with my plot twist Doooooooodley! Thanks so much for your kind review. I'm glad you liked it! :)

[Jacob Clifford]

Gah! That's awesome. I was not expecting that *twist*. The whole way I was wondering where the story was going. There's just enough detail for the reader to want to know more about this strange character and her situation.

[Stan Lee]

Thanks so much Clifford. :) Glad you liked it! I've just made a few tiny changes per suggestion from Shannon. Glad you liked the twist. :)

[Shannon]

Lmao. Good pun. I'm glad she wasn't so crazy. I would suggest you consider finding some slightly more ambiguous words than body...

Well written, a few words give us her context so well.

[Stan Lee]

Or maybe less use of the word body you think?

[Shannon]

Yup, that's kind of where I was going.

[Stan Lee]

Hmmmm... let me see what I can do :)

[Stan Lee]

Better or worse? :)

[Shannon]

I think it is already better ☺️

[Stan Lee]

Thanks :) lmk what else I can do to make it perfect ;)

[Stan Lee]

Thanks for your review and suggestion Shannon. :) Glad you liked it.