I mix the ground bones and ashes with a little blood, before adding the chocolate power, sugar and hot milk.
“Here,” I say.
The Other quivers with pleasure as you take a sip.
“What’s your secret ingredient?” you ask.
“If I told you I’d have to kill you.”
We laugh.
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A 50-word story written by Bruce Arbuckle, inspired by the Freewriters Writing Prompt on Hive, “bone and ashes”
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