50-Word Stories #125

Painting of Black Woman

‘I plead guilty,’ she said.

Silence fell in the courtroom.

The jurors and the judge stared at her wide-eyed.

‘Hold your tongue woman!’ her lawyer whispered.

‘Hell no!’ she roared.

‘I butchered my husband and his slut I did! I want no life in prison.

Give me the electric chair!’

8 thoughts on “50-Word Stories #125

Leave a reply to lanastorm Cancel reply