Beheaded by Guy N. Smith & J. R. Park

Author:Guy N. Smith & J. R. Park [Smith, Guy N. & Park, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Sinister Horror Company
Published: 2021-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

The river might have been cold when they first climbed in, but the children soon grew accustomed to the temperature, and although it could never have been considered comfortable as it soaked through their clothes and lapped against their skin, the kids were used to playing outdoors and a little discomfort was a small price to pay for their fun.

It had been Darren’s idea, and as the leader of the group the others were easily swayed into joining him. He said he’d seen it on a film about a scary clown, and whilst Jessie, Mark and John wanted to hear all the gory details about the horror feature their friend had managed to view, Darren was more taken by the possibilities of building a dam and stopping the flow of the river.

They’d waited until Friday and immediately rushed home to change out of their school uniforms and into shorts and t-shirts. Rough clothes for playing outside. It had been imperative that they all remembered to bring their pen knives. The branches on the ground are fine, Darren had told them, but there won’t be enough. We’ll need to cut some off the trees.

‘It’s not holding,’ Jessie remarked as he stood back and watched the water rush between the lattice of birch and oak branches.

Darren stopped beside his friend and scratched his chin in thought as he pondered over the problem. The children had taken branches and laid them across the river, from one side of the bank to the other, with the larger, more sturdy pieces driven into the mud of the riverbank to keep the structure firmly in place. With the main frame of the dam completed, the boys had taken the thinner branches they’d been able to find, both on the floor and snapped or cut from trees, and bent them round, weaving them through the main supports and eventually each other. It had been hard work, but the boys had been pleased with how it was coming together, especially Darren who took so much joy seeing his idea turn from a crazy thought into something tangible and real.

Jessie, on the other hand, had not been so satisfied with the results. His doubts had been voiced early, beginning with speculation at how the strength of the river’s current would be enough to dislodge the supports from the riverbank. Darren had to think quickly, countering Jessie’s pessimism at every turn. Dig deeper into the bank. Lay heavy stones over the top. Instructions his friends duly followed. With every step, Jessie found some reason to raise a concern, and it had quickly become an irritant. However, watching the water continue on its path, completely unhindered by the mesh of branches, Darren had to admit, Jessie had a point.

He pondered the issue for moment, when a shriek behind them made Darren break from his problem solving and turn to see Mark stood in shock with his face plastered in mud. John stood beside him laughing hysterically, his hands still caked in the same gloopy brown substance, a clear indication of his mischievous misconduct.

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