An enjoyable read. Around here, all the ice cream parlors close for the winter, so I guess I'll just sit in the parking lot and if anyone asks if I need something I'll answer, “Nope. Guess I’ll just wait for Spring.”
I doubt it. The point of these microscopic stories is that they last for 100 words and that's it. So the most I can hope from them is a quick grin or thought and the reader moves on. This one depends a lot on irony, I suppose.
I suspect we've all had experiences like this, TJ. But this one came at a time when I was really looking for something to write about. Hence the "heaven" comment. ;)
She was sitting on a park bench in the gathering twilight. Lost in thought, she gave no indication of leaving soon. I approached openly and gestured at the other end of the bench. She nodded in answer to my unspoken question. I sat down.
I waited a while before opening the conversation.
“It’s late to be in the park.”
She looked at me. “Should I be worried?”
“Perhaps,” I answered. “Bad things happen in the park at night.”
“Are you one of them?” she asked.
“No.”
“But I might be.” She smiled and I saw the flash of her fangs.
Word count: 100
For Intuey’s Newsfeed Challenge, September 2024
Prompt: Write a 100 word story.
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