To me the best short story that I have must be, Tell-Tale-Heart by, Edgar Allen Poe In the story a young man is caring for an old man. But, the old man has a weird left eye (live a volture eye) and the young man thinks it is "evil" so he decides to take the old mans life, to get rid of the horrible eye. So, he is nice to him the week before he kills him, and for 7 nights he watches him sleep, until his eye opens then it is time for him to die. But on the 8th night his eye opens and he kills the old man by, sufficating him with a matress. Then, he cuts up the body in the bathtub, and hides the body under the floorboard. But, the police come and he lets them search the house, soon he hears a beat, over and over. he thinks it is the old mans heart so he confesses. But, it was really his heart (he was guilty) Well, there a lot of reasons why I liked this story. One is the suspence, and the horror in this short story. Another, is the genius in the story, like the way the young man despses of the body in the bathtub is very smart for a mad man. And the most important reason why I love this story is the theme. It is very important, it is "guilt is a very powerful thing" and it is true. Many people have that experiance. I did and I know that should have too. Those are some reasons why I liked this short story.