Douglas is a collector. Before you think, he collects stamps or stickers, I want to stop you there. He ́s not like that.
Douglas enjoys collecting ears. Be it furry ones, plastic or maybe even animal ears. He collects them all. But be aware of him. Human ears are the only ones he did not have. Well, until now. Every time someone asked Douglas about his precious collection, he asked them: “You wanna see it?”

Mostly these victims did not see the next sunrise again or they had their vocal cords cut out, so that every question stayed one.
But Douglas was not being cautious, so of course he got caught and sentenced to death. If only he had done a better job, muting his victim, a little girl, he would not have been arrested.

When the judge asked him, why he collected ears, Douglas said: “Humans with a nosy attitude do not deserve the privilege to hear.” (Curiosity kills the cat.)
That made the victim ́s relatives furious and he was executed the next morning.
I hope this answered all your questions, but if you are still curious about his collection, let me ask you something: “You wanna see it?”

Chiahui Wong 4M // Unterstufe // Fiction // Short Story