Marsha

A creepy short story about a murder?

There was a child sitting alone on a bench.

She did not move and it was rather peculiar. I watched day after day for what must've been two weeks. I get up early in the mornings for runs around my local park and at 5 pm every morning she is always there. Sitting on the wooden bench across the fountain. this morning I got up and went on my usual run yet this time she was not there. 

Later I was sitting by the indoor fire, slurping up my warm chicken and corn soup on that wet evening. I lay with the tele turned on in the background as I watch the rain begin to fall outside my window. My ears prick up at the mention of a young girl on the news. A reporters voice said "Today it was reported that a Marsha Willow, the young eleven year old that went missing two weeks ago was found dead...displayed in plain sight" The girl pictured was the girl i'd seen every morning on my runs around the park. They say she was dead for over two weeks. 

Author's Note

Have fun.