Tag: 250 words

  • The Haircut

    “You are not going to believe the haircut I just got,” I screamed into the phone.  I knew the second I sat down, something was wrong.  Sam had a wide-eyed, blank stare on her face and as I started to get up, she put bother her hands on my shoulders and shoved me back into…

  • Flicker

    The lights started to flicker the moment I walked in.  I went immediately to the fireplace and started to get everything sorted for the storm I knew was rolling in.  I knew I was lucky to get home before the worst had blown in and I prayed Ian would not get home soon.  Or at…

  • The Recliner

    I pushed my father’s recliner as far back as it could go and thought about how happy I was he was out of town for the entire week.  I would be able to use the car while he was gone, I could sit in the recliner without being kicked out and could do my homework…

  • Stampede

    The deeper we went into the forest, the more excited I got.  I knew this would be the first time I would be able to show off my new skills, but I also knew it would be the best night of sleep I would have in several weeks.  If Mitch would let me sleep.  I…

  • Whale Watching

    I wanted to confront her, I just didn’t know how.  Every time I tried to tell her how I felt, she just laughed and kept right on trucking.  How did she now know how it bothered me?  How did she not know how left out she made me feel?  “Are you really on your phone…

  • Tonic

    “I never told him about you.  Why would I do that?  You are nothing to me and never were.  You harassed me and made my life miserable.” I listened to the woman on the phone argue with whoever it was on the other end.  I wondered if I should try to intervene and help, but what…

  • Comrade

    “He actually called you a comrade?  I’ve never heard anyone even say comrade before.”  I spread my blanket out on the grass and looked over at Sara.  She was staring off into the trees with a confused look on her face.  “Sara!”  After a few times of me calling her name, Sara finally turned back…

  • Missing or Dead?

    “She won’t return my phone calls.  She won’t return my texts.  If she’s not missing, then she’s dead.  Can you do a welfare check?”  I stared at the police officer and hoped he would take me seriously.  At twenty-five years old, I often got mistaken for a teenager.  And by the look on Officer Henry’s face,…

  • The Ultimate Sin

    “That would be considered the ultimate sin.  You won’t be able to recover from something like this.  My suggestion is you don’t go through with any part of this plan.”  My aunt continued talking, but never turned to face me.  I wanted to pound my head on the table, but knew the lecture would only…

  • The Haunting

    “I know the window was closed when we got here last night.  I’m too scared of haunted houses to leave a random window open.”  Taylor backed herself into the corner of the room and stared at the window. I knew she was trying to keep herself pulled together and wondered how long it would last.…