Transylvania, U.S.A. – FWG-FB- 300 words. Horror Triggers: Murder

Dandy, they called him Dandy because he dressed up for every occasion, and his new wife Rochelle decided to honeymoon in Transylvania.

He allowed Rochelle to book the flights, make the hotel reservations and schedule tours of every fortress and castle in the region that was somehow affiliated with Dracula. Dandy was a bit of a horror freak.

It was odd that he didn’t handle those things himself, his obsessive compulsive disorder normally went untreated, nonetheless he was tickled to finally make the journey to Romania.

Dandy had quite a few drinks before boarding the plane, a cure for his nerves. He didn’t realize he wasn’t asked for his passport.

The plane landed a little over seven hours later giving Dandy a clue something was wrong.

“Rochelle, where are we?” Dandy asked

Rochelle all dolled up, wearing her bright pink lipstick and blue eye shadow along with her flashy fake lashes, smacked on some Hubba Bubba. She blew a bubble, let it pop and planted a kiss on Dandy’s cheek.

“Transylvania, Louisiana.” She said with pride. And…. we’re hiking to a castle.

Dandy gritted his teeth, summoned the stewardess and inhaled as much alcohol as allowed before disembarking.

He tried to let it go though his tolerance for stupidity was low. After the night they spent in sleeping bags somewhere in a secluded giant family mausoleum, during a thunderstorm, near Bienville Parish, he brought their marriage to an abrupt end.

He chopped Rochelle’s head off with the machete they used to clear a path up the hill. She didn’t feel or expect a thing.

It wasn’t hard to dispose of a corpse in those parts, he made it even easier by purchasing the land and telling his folks his bride ran off with a smooth talking Cajun.