Maid My Skin Crawl
“You killed her!” Janice said. We stood regarding the prone figure on the floor.
“I’m sorry!” I protested. “I came out of the bathroom and saw a doll with glowing eyes.”
Matt picked up the doll. “Well, they’re not glowing anymore. What did you do?”
“Exorcism . . . I panicked.”
“Exorcism! How do you know how to do that?”
“YouTube videos.”
Janice sighed. “Sure, she was a possessed doll, but she was helpful. She tidied up. Now we need a new housekeeper.”
Matt looked around. “Maybe her spirit’s still around. Was there a YouTube video on performing a re-inhorcism, by any chance?”
For this one, I thought about going with a sea theme because of the walls but eventually went with this story because of the stuff animals on the floor.
The Green-Walled Treehouse 
Makes me think of a robot and its software (the spirit)…
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yeah, kind of like that. Just need to reboot the doll spiritually, somehow. Or maybe turn it into a robot.
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Love the YouTube line. 🙂
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I use YouTube for a lot of things these days. I haven’t looked for exorcisms, but I’m sure they’re on there.
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I recommend the summoning demons incantation
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Just don’t end up with a poltergeist. Those are the opposite of the tidying-up sort of spirits.
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The last line made me laugh! 😀
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Glad you liked it! Thanks for reading. 🙂
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Dear David,
I’m sure there’s a You Tube video for everyhing–how to eat, how to sleep, even how to wear clothes. (Yeah, I had to). I love what you did with the title. Quirky and imaginative as always.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. Title are hard sometimes so I like when I can think of a good one. Thanks for reading, as always. Have a good week.
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This is that moment in the horror movie where you scream at the TV that they should NOT open that door!
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True, when you wonder how they can’t hear the creepy music.
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Creepy. I know some people who are actually afraid of dolls. Maybe they have good reason 🙂
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I can see where the stories come from, even if there is nothing actually spooky about them. They have uncanny faces oftentimes.
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Probably better off without her. A human maid would do well. Well done.
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true, at least you won’t have people freaking out when they see a human maid.
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If it’s not you YouTube I guess we really don’t need it! This was a fun story.
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Thanks, Michael. Yeah, you can find basically anything on there these days.
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A doll that cleans?
Yes, she is creepy, but a doll that cleans!
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Exactly! Haha.
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They’ll need a video on how to clear up!
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They need to buy a roomba and call it good. No telling what they would bring back. Imaginative storytelling, David.
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Hmm, good point. That’d be a great twist if they did try to get her back.
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A demon housekeeper. Creep story.
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Of course I wonder how this all started. Maybe she was just bored and started tidying up. 🙂
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Ha! I love this. Such a twist. And ‘re-inhorcism’! What the … ?!
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yeah, that’s not really a word since probably nobody has ever wanted to re-possess someone before. 🙂
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I want that doll too. How I hate housework. Very unique take on the prompt. Great tittle too.
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Thanks! So glad you liked it. Yeah, I’d totally take a doll that did some housework.
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funny, but you can find almost anything on the internet nowadays. 🙂
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that is true. It’s crazy what’s just on YouTube if you look for it.
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