‘It’s a man trying to murder a mouse.’
‘A mouse who’s a crafty bugger.’
*
‘Well?’
‘It’s empty. Give it time. That’s only the first night.’
*
‘The cheese didn’t work?’
‘Not yet.’
‘That’s five days now.’
‘Don’t worry, we’re luring him into a false sense of security.’
*
Thwack!
Charlie looked up. ‘Did you hear that? We got the bugger.’
*
‘Does the trap make them vanish?’
‘Little sod managed to steal it.’
‘He has you outwitted, Charlie. He’ll die a natural death before you catch him.’
‘He’s on borrowed time.’
‘Yes, yours.’
A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words.
2 comments:
Rob - Oh, this is great! I just love the mental picture of going up against a critter who by all rights ought to be easy prey.
We had a family of mice like that in our flat in South London - they lived at the neighbours (who never cooked, so never went into the kitchen) and came up to steal food from us. Very clever little animals! But I like the stubborn character - sounds just like someone I know!
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