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From Above
Even if the people knew what was coming, there would be no time for them to take shelter. Perhaps it is best they remain unaware. A man in the twilight of his life carries today’s groceries past the fountain in the town square where a father and son sail their boats. Two teenage girls chat while texting other friends for a meet-up. People sit on the street side of the fountain eating lunch or waiting for the bus. Life flows around them as it always does.
There is a flash in the sky; a moment of surprise followed by silence.
notes
I submitted this drabble for potential inclusion in The Damned, but it wasn't selected. That's all right, sickos and psychos, it's still wicked in its own write--er--right!
Pick up your copy of The Damned here.
~Ornery Owl Has Spoken~
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