By Fred Rock
The noise comes when I’m sleeping; something plinks to the floor and rolls. It should wake me but it works into my dream instead.
Three summers ago I killed Colin. I dream about it now. I’m driving too fast and Colin is afraid. He begs me to slow down. A bottle slides off the seat onto the floor. PLINK! I reach for it.
“Grenade!” Colin screams. “Grenade!”
Now I’m awake. There is still screaming.
“Grenade!” someone says. I turn my head. The grenade rolls to my bunk and wobbles. I close my eyes and fall on it.
It brings dreamless sleep.
Great story…so much emotion conveyed in so few words! Looking forward to reading more…
WOW Thanks for the emotional ending.
Powerful words.
Impactful story. Liked the way you worked from “Half Asleep” in the title to “…dreamless sleep…” as your last line. Great job!
There’s so much going on in so few lines. Clever.
Great job, Fred, and a surprising conclusion. Thanks for sharing this site. I signed up and look forward to reading more stories and participating in the future.
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