The Advent 100 Word Challenge: Star
This one wrote itself, which may or may not be a good thing. But it did come in at exactly 100 words, so yay!
Also, in case I don't get a chance to respond to comments on these mini-fics, I do appreciate them all. Thank you for reading.
Star
Frank weaved, stabbed wildly with the tarnished star, missed the branch. Again.
“FuckfuckFUCK!” he snarled, flinging down the ornament. It shattered. Razor-sharp shards scattered around Ryan’s and Trey’s bare feet. They didn’t dare move, not until Frank lurched from the room and Dawn followed, sobbing.
Then, wordless, they picked up the pieces.
After, when-if-they had a tree, Dawn jabbed a Styrofoam snowman on top. It bobbed drunkenly, leering down at them.
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“What’re you doing, kid?
Silver light haloed Ryan’s upturned face. “Just looking.”
Sandy kneaded his shoulder gently, nodded at their star. “Nice, isn’t it?”
“Yes,” Ryan sighed. “Nice.”
Also, in case I don't get a chance to respond to comments on these mini-fics, I do appreciate them all. Thank you for reading.
Star
Frank weaved, stabbed wildly with the tarnished star, missed the branch. Again.
“FuckfuckFUCK!” he snarled, flinging down the ornament. It shattered. Razor-sharp shards scattered around Ryan’s and Trey’s bare feet. They didn’t dare move, not until Frank lurched from the room and Dawn followed, sobbing.
Then, wordless, they picked up the pieces.
After, when-if-they had a tree, Dawn jabbed a Styrofoam snowman on top. It bobbed drunkenly, leering down at them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“What’re you doing, kid?
Silver light haloed Ryan’s upturned face. “Just looking.”
Sandy kneaded his shoulder gently, nodded at their star. “Nice, isn’t it?”
“Yes,” Ryan sighed. “Nice.”