The weekly flash fiction challenge of writing a 100 word story is upon me. Please make sure to read the other writer’s contributions. And if you’re inspired please join the wild adventure called Friday Fictioneers. You can find the rules on the site of our gracious host Rochelle.
Estate Sale
They started inside her front door lined up like an airport runway. I traced luminescent stepping stones up the staircase to her bedroom.
“Come in Baby”. No matter how quietly I crept I could never surprise her. She’d a sixth sense for my presence- said she could feel my love coming.
Upon her bed I cradled her frail head, tenderly stroking the soft skin of her underarm. Comforting me like the satin edging on her bathrobe always had.
“What’s with the lamps?”
“They keep the demons at bay.”
“Nanna…..”
“Hush child. It’s time to go. The light will protect me.”
Word Count: 100
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