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Weekly Contest #348
The sound of shattering glass—much like that of a window being hit with a blunt instrument—woke Pearl Gillespie out of a dreamless sleep. Ba-dum, Ba-dum, Ba-dum went hear heart. The nervous system kicked into gear before her thoughts did. Bertrand the cat came to mind first. That damned tabby. He’s finally knocked over my crystal vases. Then a second shatter came and glass exploded into the house, or perhaps it was another vase. She flinched, levitating off the bed. That would do no good for her sciatica, which was destined to wake her up ev...
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