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Submitted to Contest #234
Absolutely classic. It just had to be today. Peter was watching the departure board as the hopeful, encouraging ‘Gate Information Expected Soon’ in cheery white script flicked over letter by letter to that most ominous of words in a bold red: ‘DELAYED’. Groaning audibly, and shrugging his backpack crammed with all the things too heavy to go in the hold off his shoulder, Peter cast his eyes around the bustling airport despairingly, hoping for some contrite saviour with an explanation. No-one immediately rushing forward explaining away the del...
Submitted to Contest #225
“No, no way, it’s not worth that, I’ll give you fifty.” The tiny shop was so low that I had to duck periodically to fit under the wooden beams in the ceiling. It was poorly lit by one lamp covered by a very worn shade in the corner, which was making an irritating buzzing sound. There were a great many lavender-scented car fresheners hanging off bits of old furniture, very ineffectually covering a thick musty smell which made my nose wrinkle. “Fifty and I’m losing money! It’s got to be seventy-five.” The old shopkeeper grovelled, his voice s...
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