The Keep Writing Challenge for today is to write a 100-word story using the prompt "huff."
Inspiration: “Nothing is so painful to the
human mind as a great and sudden change.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Life Goes On
“Are you serious, Mac?!” Fran huffs, gaping at her husband. “You quit your job?!”
Only a half-hour before, Fran, the first home from work, lay
semi-dozing on the couch, contentedly musing Mac will be home soon…dinner’s in
the slowcooker…good jobs…happy marriage…soon a house and kids… life is good…
Now a towering blackness obscures Fran’s tranquil daydream. The
frightening storm intensifies; deafening cracks of panic rock her hopes; sizzling
bolts of fear streak the dark sky of her vision, and a driving rain pelts her dreams,
rolls down her face, and soaks her strength.
She breathes.
She extends her hand.
He takes it.
“What now?” they ask in unison.
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