“Yeah so I lied. Nothing you can do about it. It’s too late.” he spat. I didn’t move. “He’s leaving. You lost.”. “We both did”

The old clock spoke loudly from the corner. Midnight called. I looked up to the shadows beyond the desk. “No rest for me” I said.

He thumbed through the phone book, looking for a plumber. He passed over 5 just as the cat floated by on the cooler lid

She chuckled. It was the first time she thought to watch him. He stood on the stage, nervous. He stuttered his opening lines.

Daniel put the book away. He looked at his watch. Two hours he had been waiting for Barry to pick him up. Where the hell was he?

Lily tapped the table with her fingers.”You seem nervous today” her friend said. Lily smiled faintly.”Yes,waiting to hear the news”

“Yeah so I lied. Nothing you can do about it. It’s too late.” he spat. I didn’t move. “He’s leaving. You lost.”. “We both did”

The old clock spoke loudly from the corner. Midnight called. I looked up to the shadows beyond the desk. “No rest for me” I said.

‘Do you know what you are doing?” he asked. She kept her head down. ‘Yes. Now do it!” and he flipped the switch. Her screams echoed.

‘Do you know what you are doing?” he asked. She kept her head down. ‘Yes. Now do it!” and he flipped the switch. Her screams echoed.

20 minnew assignment – prompt “A night fear”~ The candles sputtered as he walked by. It had been a normal day. He spent nine hours in the office, listening to the others create more work for him. Henry said nothing. Just smiled as they talked themselves into believing they were actually solving problems, rather than…

Click. click. click. Terry snapped the pen between his fingers. Click. He wondered who would be the first to flip out, He smiled.