Susan laid awake sweating through her sheets at the thought of losing her teeth. Her friends from the neighborhood had already begun to lose theirs, and Susan herself had played hard in the streets, ate sweet cakes, and even smoked. She heard rumors they put the teeth in little porcelain jars by their bedside, and soon buzz began to spread that the teeth went missing in the night. One day the grannies passed Susan's house, waving and smiling with their gums hanging out. Susan opened her mouth, and a crooked batch of mismatched kernels and pearls was grotesquely smiling back.
Mike Arnzen over 2 years ago
Creepy and effective! Nice job -- the final line packs a punch!