Tony’s phone rings. His boss is calling.
“Hi, Tony; this is Fred. Your house is on fire,” his boss announces.
Tony thanks him and drives home. When he gets there, there’s no fire.
He calls his boss back to tell him he didn’t like his practical joke.
“That wasn’t funny, Fred. Why you would say such a thing?” asks Tony.
“I didn’t say your house is on fire. I said you are fired,” Fred replies.
Of course Tony doesn’t know that Fred is brain dead. An alien lives inside his head, still learning English. They need Tony out of the way.
Being a science fiction fan, I liked this one, Denny. However, you seem to switch from showing us what is happening in the first part to telling us in the latter part. This, for me, kind of dampened the impact the story would have otherwise had.
Hello Bobby,
Thanks for the comments
While I have done art and poetry for a long time, have only been writing fiction for a few years. I am still learning and comments like your add to the learning process. PS. I have been working harder on my artwork the last few years too.