“The cemetery spread along the area known as Devils Abode.”
The cemetery spread along the area know as Devils Abode. This was not encouraging to the residents of Sunny Hills Rest Home whose facility butted up against its boundary. They were reminded daily of their next destination after their time on earth was over.
Sunny Hills was located on part of the old site of the Dixmont Psychiatric Hospital. In the early days it had been a large facility to house the criminally insane of the state. The remaining patients had been moved to other facilities years ago, except for one.
In all the confusion of the last days he was forgotten. He had hidden out in the old coal storage building ever since. He still made his daily visit to the cemetery to see some of his old friends. His cold empty eyes gazed over to the cheerful grounds of Sunny Hills.
I wouldn’t want him hanging around. Love the story.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You! Me either 🙂
LikeLike
~woah ‘he’ sounds scary! enjoyed your piece 😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You. 🙂
LikeLike
Nicely done.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You Dan, appreciate it!
LikeLike
Great story! It’s sad that the residents of Sunny Hill have to stare at what will happen to them next – death.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well maybe they will go out with a bang…or You never know they may end up defeating the menace and decide to go on living dangerously. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh dear, criminally insane, graveyard, and a place full of happy folks nearby, there is something brewing here! Well done!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You! Yeah sounds pretty crazy. 🙂
LikeLike
Very riveting flash fiction, Deborah!!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Lia! ❤
LikeLiked by 1 person
Nicely done Deborah! Thank you for finding and writing for the Mondays Finish the Story challenge. See you next time! Be well… ^..^
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You! It was a lot of fun. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope that you do come back!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You. I will 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 Making me smile! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
A great yarn. Very well told.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wonderful story. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You Tanya. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great story!!! There is a hospital in my area, built next to cemetery… the rehab unit looks over the graves. The hospital finally put a barrier up, the patients were quite disturbed.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You! LOL, that might put a crimp in one’s rehab.
LikeLike
Yeeks, that sounds sinister. And “Sunny Hills”, right next to “Devils Abode”. Location, location, location 🙂
LikeLike
Yes 😀 You would think that Devils Abode might have given them a little hint. 😉 But they got a bargain on the price. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh super creepy Deborah! You’ll be all set for Halloween at WEP!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks Denise! Yeah I was thinking about that too 😈
LikeLike
An ominous ending! I fear for the residents on Sunny Hills Rest Home. It’s scary that the authorities managed to ‘forget’ one if the criminally insane inmates! Good story. 🙂
LikeLike
Yes scary and careless of those authorities 🙂 Thank You!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wonderful story. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank You 🙂
LikeLike