Scary Short Stories

38. Hi hungry, I'm dad

Tom sat on the hard wooden staircase watching the front door, waiting. He really had to leave, but right as he was about to go an amazing joke came to him and he couldn't keep it to himself.

Since his daughters were due to come meandering through the door at any moment he decided that postponing for a few minutes wouldn't cause any harm. His daughters usually rolled their eyes and let out exacerbated sighs when he delivered his comedy masterpieces, but they still smiled.

He never was sure if the smiles were because of his unsurpassed hilarity or if they were laughing at his lame attempts at humor. Either way, nothing brightened his day more than seeing his girls with smiles adorning their beautiful faces. That is why he was delaying his departure, he had the dad joke to end all dad jokes and he hoped it would eventually bring a smile to their faces.

The door knob began to turn. Finally! Tom rose, hovering above his crumpled lifeless body as the girls entered the house. "Girls, watch out for that top step." he chuckled "It is a real killer!" After delivering his witty gem he stopped resisting and relaxed as he was pulled into the light.