“Arrrooow!”
That damned hound is howling again. Every night!
“Shut up,” I yell.
“Go to Hell,” the neighbor yells.
I get my gun.
I'll send that beast back to Hell where he belongs.
I sneak out to the back fence.
The dog snarls, lunges. Evil eyes, a demon's.
My gun flashes.
Blood and brains splatter.
I poke his body with the gun barrel-dead.
In my bed, I smile. Quiet. I sleep.
The smell awakens me.
Blood and brains!
He snarls, red eyes glowing.
He lunges.
My throat rips as he drags me down into the blackness of Hell.