An enjoyable read. Around here, all the ice cream parlors close for the winter, so I guess I'll just sit in the parking lot and if anyone asks if I need something I'll answer, “Nope. Guess I’ll just wait for Spring.”
I doubt it. The point of these microscopic stories is that they last for 100 words and that's it. So the most I can hope from them is a quick grin or thought and the reader moves on. This one depends a lot on irony, I suppose.
I suspect we've all had experiences like this, TJ. But this one came at a time when I was really looking for something to write about. Hence the "heaven" comment. ;)
Holdfast was sure that he was being watched. Even as he walked down the street, he could feel a presence behind him.
Deciding quickly, Holdfast ducked into a barbershop that he was passing. He kept going past the row of chairs and customers and entered the rear room. The back door was unlocked; he opened it and left. He found himself in a back alley and hurried on through several twists and turns until he felt the tail must have been dropped. He looked around.
For the life of him, he couldn’t remember where he had been going that day.
Word count: 100
For Micro Fiction Challenge, Week 3
Prompt: The character is convinced he/she is being spied on.
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