The 14th Son

The first 13 Goodson boys had all died on their 32nd birthday. Abel fell off a ladder. Ben drowned in the bathtub. Clarence crashed his scooter. Duane was gored in Pamplona. Eddie got shot. Forrest OD’ed. Greg fell into a crevasse. Henry was run over by the UPS man. Ian got caught in a woodchipper. Jonas fell asleep on some train tracks. Kenneth was attacked by a swarm of killer bees. Lonnie choked on a Hot Pocket. Mark got shanked by his cellmate.

Neil looks at the clock. 11:59p. Decides he’ll call in sick tomorrow. It is his birthday, after all.

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Title by: Anonymous
Story by: Jenny 

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