Ashley put on the pink blindfold with her diamond encrusted initials on the front. They caught the light of the projectors and made it dance in the eyes of the audience. A B-level celebrity host announced her to millions of viewers country-wide.
“Next in the talent portion of our programme, we have someone who needs little introduction. Two-time prior winner of Miss Teen Canada, competing for the last time due to age restriction, Ashley Dockson! She will…”, he paused, letting the audience’s warm welcome dissipate, “she will be performing her signature talent, archery, with the help of her sister Erika.”
Ashley’s angelic voice instructed her baby sister to place a balloon in her mouth and stand before the target in profile. As her last time competing, she could absolutely not screw this up. She lifted her blindfold slightly one last time for a final calculation and adjustment. With no trace of nerves, she drew the bow and let go.
The screams erupted from the baited audience like a volcano. The speeding arrow had missed the balloon and pierced straight through Erika’s cheeks, nailing her to the target. The panicked girl, in shock, jerked backwards, making the arrow rip straight through her face. It left dangling drapes of flesh that inadequately concealed her jaw. The host screamed for a medic.
And now for Ashley’s real talent for tonight, acting. She rushed to her sister’s side with screams of apology and incredulity. She knew she’d get the sympathy vote anyway, and she had overheard Erika talking to their mom about wanting to follow in her big sister’s footsteps next year.
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Damn sibling rivalry giving me a sinking feeling in my gut. This clash-of-the-siblings story is written by Horrorinpureform from Reddit.com under reddit.com/r/shortscarystories.
This gives me the creeps because, holy shit, my brother would chew me off if I were better than him in anything else
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