She remembered two things from her first day as a minister – all political careers end in failure and nothing’s forgotten more quickly than a reshuffled minister. And here she was being reshuffled to let ‘Big Beast’ Bertrand Collins back in now he had won a by election.
Elise felt cheated. The PM’s oily sincerity while his people analysed her, checking for signs of rebellion. He hadn’t stayed in power for so long without such checks. And Elise couldn’t – didn’t want to – hide her disappointment. ‘Take a break,’ he said. ‘Use our island. Be pampered.’
Here she was, in tropical splendour. All sorts of fun and now this. They were to take a cast of her, like at Tussauds. She’d noticed the figurines already, lifelike if a little chilling. Maybe they seemed out of place here.
They wrapped her, while she sipped a cocktail and dozed.
Her brain felt fried. How could she be still wrapped up and why were they carrying her downstairs?
As the men tilted her upright she realised the awful truth and what it was about the eyes of the figurines that has so disturbed her.
“Mummy!”
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Arrrrrrrrrrgh 😱
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Ooooooooohhhhh! Reminds me of “House of Wax” 😱😱
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Vinny Price! Great films
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And soooooo creepy!!!
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Reminds me of Carry on Screaming, but really creepy!
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ah carry on, shame they lost the plot rather by getting to be gratuitously rude rather than double entendres. Happy days
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Yes, it was a big turn off in the later years.
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Smart placement midway through the story this line of irritation: “…and now this.” It sets up a rouse for the reader so the chilling end grabs us, smashing her thoughts of inconvenience. Great story!
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Thanks Charli. I’m channelling my inner EA Poe
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Now THAT is creepy!!!
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I’m having a creepy phase… must be the bash…
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No creepiness at the bash please! Only craziness will do there!
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What an ending!
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Ah beware the freebie!
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This somehow reminded me of the Stepford Wives – a book I found horrifying at the time – and now realise is probably factual, like your story 🙂
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Yes it’s almost too true to life…
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I guess the moral is, don’t doze off if you’re a politician !
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Mind you if you hear some of the speeches you can’t blame them
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I think one or two of them escaped and came back.
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I know
.. sneaky. They often act like mannequins too
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Who’d want to go into politics after reading this? Me? Yes, Minster. 😀
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