Dropping Like Flies

Timberwood: Short Stories Edition - Vol. 41


WARNING: Profanity being used by the fictional characters to show their frustration.




Taschika was pacing back & forth with her arms folded, moping around the house, sobbing profusely. She lost 2 husbands already, since the mass exodus event out of the cult. She's shedding tears for everyone who perished. 

Hewitt was outside watering the garden. It was so hot outside that it felt almost as close to burning in hell that you could get. You can feel your soul trying to drain outside of your body. Hewitt didn't know why Taschika was crying, but he joined her with the crying, JUST BECAUSE! 

We heard the news that Meredith Tucker died mysteriously in her sleep. Someone, who wasn't part of our clique, who escaped Timberwood on her own & went into hiding. She lost everything & ended up homeless. She probably died out there in that heat. Or was she covertly unalived by willing puppets of the cult? 

Taschika was shouting out the names of all of the fallen ones. 

"Deceased former Timberwood cult members. People who died for either resisting or leaving.

*means NOT from Timberwood, more like friends & family members 


-*Mr. Tharen Jason Arcenaux, Sr.
-*Arnold Arcenaux (Uncle Arnie)
-*Uncle Mac (Maxwell Arcenaux)
-*Aunt Libby (Elizabeth Arcenaux)
-Lisa Arcenaux & 5 of her 6 children, (including the newborn baby with Troy Jackson, & including Lance). Lynn is the only one still alive.
-*Troy Jackson
-Camrae Abigayle Smith (Abbie) 
-Mr. Irvin's *wife Rebecca & daughter Rebecca
-Aurelio Garcia's *wife
-Vanessa Robinson ("Baby Nessie")
-Lisa Castillo 
-Tourelle Andrew Smith
-Nicholas Anderson
-Nick 2
-Keishanne James Arcenaux
-Catalina Guerrero
-Dayton Banquero
-Matthew Castillo
-*Mercedes Castillo
-*3 of Kristina Rodriguez Arcenaux's unborn babies. Twins in 2008 & 1 in 2018
*Kristina Cherryse Smith "Cherry"
-*Tauriana's mom, Cynthia
-Tauriana Tanner 
-Joe Tanner
-Genna Shaw-O'Neal
-*Mrs. Lavonda's mom
-Walter Strickland
-Kathy Nguyen
-Harold Long (Mr. Buddy Herring)
-*Francine Giles (Ms. Frankie Dankie)
-Lisa Castillo
-Cherlonne Austin
-Perry Clarke Simmons
-Megan Smith (Toury's daughter)
-David Hennessy
-Teresa Victoria Anne Price Smith
-Leila Sanders
-Jeffrey McIntosh & all 3 children. I forgot their names, but I (Nola Bordelon) remember Dessalyn. Shannon is still alive.
-*Kristina's female cousin. Aunt Rita's daughter Stephanie Stanford & Stephanie's son.
-*Kristina's uncle Johnny Stanford
-Rita Stanford 
-*Taschika's son Diante's grandmother Mary.
-*Taschika's aunt Yvette Comeaux.
-Sharon Nicholson
-Trenell Rojas (Trenise's son)
-*Thomas Stein
-Ronald Marlon Bailey 
-Kurl's mother

& many more."

Tracie was saying, "See? This is why we all need to stay on guard & watch our backs!"

Kurl stood tall & said, "Despite all of the names listed, I ain't 'fraid of these devils, & I ain't goin' down without a fight! I'm fighting dirty! They can bet on that! Bring it on!"  

Denise Sanders was ranting on, yelling about how she's sick of both the real funerals AND the fake funerals. 

Jessica was like, "Humbruh?" Every week you hear about somebody dyin'! Da fuck? I done lost my sister & too many cousins! We need to band together & file a class action lawsuit against Timberwood. Timberwood vs. The Mass Elopement or some shit!" 

Jessica tried to have some humor in the situation. Trying to laugh, to keep from crying. 

An unidentified man looked at Kristina & then started yelling at her, saying, "Kristina is just verbally reckless. She don't care WHAT she say! She gon' be next. She got kids & all!"

Kristina jabbed back & said, "Oh, so speaking the truth & exposing wickedness is reckless, huh? OK! Got it! I see whose side you're on. You're a fake paid informant playing both sides."

Kristina is the type who's willing to risk her life for the truth. She doesn't hold back. That's why she's heavily targeted. 

Kendell said, "Say, bruh! Timberwood is just like Diddy & Jay-Z with making people disappear. Don't Scientology & other cults do that SELF SAME shit? I ain't 'fraid of no ghost! *Ahem! Demons! That's all Timberwood is, is a bunch of DEMONS! Fuck the money, ya heard me? Real talk!"

Greg & Teddy said, "Our momma said we gotta live every day like it's our last, because Jesus is coming back soon."

Mrs. Jackie said, "It's a shame that those little kids got more common sense & maturity than most of those grown adults!"

Tharen chimed in & said, "Well, Sis, that's to be expected when their parents pray with them & read the Bible with them daily, as well as keep them away from mainstream media."

Mrs. Jackie & Jessica simultaneously said, "U right, yeah!"

Tiffany & Jessica started encouraging people to gather & document their experiences & get a class action lawsuit going. Timberwood is powerful enough that the lawsuit was unsuccessful, but more & more people started destroying the works of the cult's witchcraft via fasting & prayer.

THE END