The Youngest

We were kids, just kids.

There wouldn't be any more of us after Rabbit, but we didn't know that then. Mother and father were intent on a big family, one of those noisy clans that threatens to burst from its pew, one where for all intents and purposes the older children raise the younger. Rabbit changed their minds. About having a lot more kids, then about having any more, then about staying married to each other.

Whether something evil was born into her, or something good was left out, it wasn't her fault, not really. It's never a baby's fault.

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27 comments:

  1. Kathe W.April 5, 2015 at 2:11:00 PM EDT

    oh my goodness.....( or not ) what a great beginning to a scary story! Rabbit does look a bit malevolent doesn't she. Happy EASTER!

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  2. Bekkie SanchezApril 5, 2015 at 2:19:00 PM EDT

    Excellent I love a dark write for Easter! I almost went for the rabbit myself. The girl does look under a spell.

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 5, 2015 at 4:39:00 PM EDT

      You gotta go for the rabbit. ALWAYS go for the rabbit. ;)

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  3. BerowneApril 5, 2015 at 3:42:00 PM EDT

    Innovative and rather moving...

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  4. HelenApril 5, 2015 at 4:46:00 PM EDT

    I love this! Really love it .....

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  5. UnknownApril 5, 2015 at 8:44:00 PM EDT

    David,

    I like your writing style and your turn of phrase, but I don't think that little girl is evil. Camera shy maybe, but probably not the spawn of the dark one...;-) Keep 'em coming. :-)

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  6. AnonymousApril 5, 2015 at 11:07:00 PM EDT

    Love this, David. I kept thinking of Rabbit as a problem child - just not a problem that big!

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 6, 2015 at 1:00:00 AM EDT

      I like to go dark. And when I go dark, I go *dark*. ;)

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  7. KayApril 6, 2015 at 5:16:00 AM EDT

    Brilliant...shes certainly the most interesting one of the group! x

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 6, 2015 at 1:34:00 PM EDT

      I mean, the mother literally 'in the shadows' is pretty compelling too, but as we've established above: you gotta go for the rabbit. :)

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  8. Little NellApril 6, 2015 at 9:42:00 AM EDT

    Interesting- a child who acts as a catalyst for the cracks to appear. it’s not unknown.

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  9. UnknownApril 6, 2015 at 1:24:00 PM EDT

    That Rabbit! And she looks soooo sweet!

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 6, 2015 at 1:35:00 PM EDT

      You just wanna pinch her cheeks. :) Also deep down, part of you doesn't want to risk it. ;)

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  10. MichaelApril 7, 2015 at 12:50:00 AM EDT

    haha, that poor kid. She doesnt look that demented

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 7, 2015 at 1:56:00 AM EDT

      It's the ones that look normal, they're the ones that are the most dangerous. Just you wait. You'll see... ;)

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  11. 21 WitsApril 7, 2015 at 4:47:00 PM EDT

    So right, it's never ever the baby's fault!

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  12. HelenaApril 7, 2015 at 6:33:00 PM EDT

    I thought that little 'un had a touch of bad about her!......

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    1. AgincourtdbApril 7, 2015 at 7:32:00 PM EDT

      It's weird, the thing about this picture that really jumped out at me was the JFK-funeral-ish overcoats. But try writing a drabble about evil overcoats. TRY. :)

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  13. RommyApril 10, 2015 at 1:23:00 PM EDT

    One really wants to know what Rabbit did to make them change their minds!

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  14. Tess KincaidApril 10, 2015 at 2:25:00 PM EDT

    Love it! I'm thinking the Monty Python rabbit with pointy teeth...yikes...

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