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Weekly Contest #52
The letter came for me when I was on one of my days off from the office. I was halfway through my cereal hoops when I heard it drift from the letter box and float to the muddy mat on the floor. I knew then that something was strange; the postman had already been, delivering junk mail and bills with a fake and wavering smile, just like he always did. I knew then that one of us was in trouble. The milk that escaped my mouth trickled down my chin and dripped back into the bowl, drip, drip, drip, and I swallowed my...
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