By Charles Gray
“Sir, I had the scientists analyze the data from Orb1.”
“And?”
I hand him the photo. “Well, we found it, sir.”
“What?”
“It’s a snapshot of the traffic at an intersection on Main Street near your home.”
“And?”
“It’s the moment you will die, sir.”
“How?”
“That’s your black Subaru driving north.”
“Uh-huh.”
“The white car on your right will enter the intersection at high speed and smash into you. You will suffer a fatal head injury.”
“When?”
“This will take place in seventy-six hours, sir.”
“Where was I going?”
“Paesano Pizza Palace, sir.”
“Well, remind me to have them deliver.”
A very creative twist in the story. I enjoy the humorous “cherry” at the top of the imaginative mind-grasping crescendo. It’s a little mind vacation for the person reading. Thanks, Charles, simple yet memorable.
Thanks Helen. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Interesting use of dialogue only!
Thanks again Zenith.
Love the dark humour with a nice twist at the end. Well done.
Very funny! Nicely done!
However, as a fatalist, I’m thinking he trips on his way to greet the deliver person, hits his head, and same result, just different means.