Saturday, October 10, 2020

The way home?

 Alicia stepped through the door and into a warehouse. Pallet racking towered above her.

Startled, she turned heels and barged through the fire escape.

The pub was half-empty; a Beatles song playing on the jukebox.

Alicia imagined the speech bubble over her head. ‘What the …’

She wandered to the front door and stared out at a car park.

‘You alright, love?’ The barman asked.

Ignoring him, she exited onto a theatre stage and into the glare of a spotlight.

Alicia raised a hand to her eyes. Every door opened to a new space.

But none seemed to lead home.


A drabble is a story of exactly 100 words

1 comment:

Margot Kinberg said...

Oh, this is an interesting one, Rob! Now I'm left wondering if she's dreaming, or if she's really drunk, or something else. Lots to ponder here, and I like it!