“This is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.”

“I’m just gonna take a look. Do you hear something?”

“Yeah, your brain dropping out of your head. Come on, let’s call the cops.”

“The cops won’t come in time.”

“For what?”

“To stop me from killing you.”

“Ha, very funny. Wait…”

Wendy Schmidt is a Wisconsin native who has written short stories and poems for the last 10 years. Her poetry and short stories have been published in Strange, Weird and Wonderful, Daily Love, Three Line Poetry, Tainted Tea, Fear and Trembling, and Midwest Literary Magazine.