Piggyback

There was a couple who had one son. The couple would always have an argument. One night, after the couple had put their son to bed, they had an enormous argument. The man went insane and killed his wife. After he had realized what he had done, he took the dead body of his wife, put it in the boot of the car, and drove, up to the mountain, to bury his wife. He buried his wife next to a swamp that was really smelly. When he went back in his car, he could still smell the stench of the swamp. He thought ‘What am I going to say to my son if he asked about his mother?’ When he arrived home he took a shower. But, no matter how much he scrubbed his body, the stench of the swamp wouldn’t come off.

The next morning, his son went down to have breakfast. His father was there too. The boy gave his father a weird look. His father didn’t pay attention to him. He sent his son to school and went off to work.

When the father came home, he saw his son, watching TV. And again, the young boy gave his father a strange look. ‘Oh no, does he know that I murdered his mother.’ Thought the father.

“Do you have any questions about your mother?” Asked the father.

“Yeah…” Said the boy.

“Is your question about where your mother is?” Asked the father.

“No.” Said the boy. “I’m was going to ask, why is mom’s face pale and why have you been carrying her on your back all day?” Continued the boy.

The father was in silence...