Valley of the Shadow | A 100 Word Story

#271 The Twilight Zone S4 E3 1/17/63

All I needed was gas to continue my journey. But from the moment I arrived I could feel something wasn’t right. First was the gas station attendant who filled my tank in silence.

Every attempt I made to make conversation with anyone was met with silence. Even the woman at the local diner where I stopped for a cup o’ Joe slammed it down in front of me before walking away.

Back at my car, I bumped into a little girl who opened her mouth to stick her tongue out at me, but to my surprise she had no tongue.