Challenge Submission Scenes from a little café

Currently reading:
Challenge Submission Scenes from a little café

Lorril

Baron
Inner Sanctum Nobility
Welcome to the Sanctum Confirmed Responsible Adult January Challenge Participant 100 Posts!
Local time
Today 8:53 PM
Messages
165
Age
60
Location
Montreal, QC
Pronouns
he/him
Scene 1: An outdoor table at a little café in Paris in early spring

"Pardon me, may I sit down?"

"Sure, whatever."

They read the morning paper in silence, sipping coffee.

"I'm Edmund."

"I'm Rhys. Nice day isn't it?"

"Yes, though I think the ash is a little bit thicker in the air today. You seem remarkably free of radiation poisoning."

"Thank you, you too. Do you work out?"

Scene 2: The same table, three months later

"Darling, you haven't touched your croissant, is something wrong?"

"I'm sorry Rhys, but the dry heaves are really getting to me today."

"You weren't complaining last night, lover boy...."

Edmund smiles.

"I lost a lot of skin last night."

"Well, your sores really aren't that evident this morning."

"Thanks babe, neither are yours. But we'll have to wash the sheets of all that blood."

Scene 3: The same table, in early fall

An empty table sits unoccupied as a stale wind rushes along the street. The city is quiet, the stench of dead bodies everywhere.
 
Back
Top Bottom