100 Word Challenge 3/5
The frightening set plays out in front of me. Chairs and tables and furniture have been kicked over, so this obviously ended in a fight. Popped balloons litter the ground. Everything is covered with a thin layer of dust. The sky outside is an eerie gray, and it’s so dismal that you’d think the sun had never shined. It hasn’t in a long time. The party that was happening before is now long gone. So is everyone I knew. That’s what happens when you outlive everyone on the planet.
I don’t like this at all, but I’m really unmotivated right now and can’t figure out a way to fix it, so I apologize. Have a good week. 🙂
-Grace
Máire O'Keeffe
Hi Grace,
As I said before, this reminds me soooo much of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian short story, All Summer in a Day. When I read your draft, I thought you left the note about being unmotivated for me. HA HA. Now I see it’s for the entire blogosphere. I am certain that most anyone who reads this will disagree with your self-assessment. From the first sentence, you created a palpable tension; the readers knows something isn’t right, but it’s not until the final line that the veil is lifted. Nicely played.
I’m looking forward to your next post–motivated or not! 🙂
Mrs. Rombach