100 Worder
Roger Noons
Once
A glass of champagne which I fear may lose
its bubbles
The clock on the bedside table read 00.17 when the
telephone rang. Assuming it would be a reveller calling to wish me Happy New
Year, I lifted the handset.
‘Hello.’
‘Look
out the window.’
‘Pardon?’
‘Put
down the phone, walk over to the window, and look out.’
‘I don’t
understand.’
‘For
once in your life, do as you are told.’
Shaking
my head, I returned the phone to its cradle. Gazing out, I saw nothing until
there was a flash. I heard the report followed by breaking glass. I fell
backwards on to the bed, and then came darkness.
About the author
Roger
is a regular contributor to the CaféLit site and a couple of his stories have
been selected for the Best of CaféLit 2012.
Since opening the call for 100 worders Roger
has really risen to the challenge and over the coming weeks his will appear regularly!
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