For this year’s A to Z, I will be doing a collection of flash fiction featuring Steven, the MC from Blackbird, from right before he came to Newstead through his first week there.
T is for Time to Think
The sun came up the next morning on my first real
day at Newstead. I sat up in the bed they gave me and looked out the window and
watched it rise up over the mountain. It almost didn’t look real, it was so
perfect. Based on the silence, I had to guess I was the only one up to see it.
It was good to have time alone, time to think.
Newstead wasn’t what I’d expected.
There’s
always been a part of me that’s been able to tell the truth from a lie. Jase called
it my shitometer. I used to laugh when he’d say that. I wasn’t laughing now.
Something wasn’t right with this place.
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"shitometer" Nice! The Husband is just like that- he can always tell when someone is lying to him. I think it comes with the job description.
ReplyDeleteI knew it. I knew something was off.
ReplyDeleteListen to that inner voice!
ReplyDeleteShitometer. I like that! haha
ReplyDeleteNow, is the shit-oh-meter, or shi-tom-e-ter. grammactically challenged.
ReplyDeleteI shitometer is a great thing to have. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the tone... a bit of comedy under the tension....
ReplyDeleteI love the last line "something wasn't right in this place." Nicely done (once again!!!)
ReplyDeleteI get to start reading Blackbird this weekend. I'm super excited!! Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear what you think of it!
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