Another prompt from Jolene/Chico’s Mom. I’ve not participated in the last few because I was focused on Vivian Locke’s noir, but I thought I’d give this one a quick stab between my longer efforts.
Not quite clocking at 1000 words, I followed the prompt on her site which included four elements (and a wild card)
- Vet
- Ex-superhero
- Lottery tickets
- A door that won’t open
- Wild card! Tell your story as a romance
The story was only lightly edited after it was written, so forgive me if there are any flaws.
Comments are always appreciated.
Jake’s Superette
Sad beep. Sigh.
Sad beep. Sigh.
Sad beep. S—
“Nuthin’?” asked the little shit at the register who couldn’t be more than fifteen, judging by the he sparse, fuzzy apology for a moustache boys his age favored.
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