The bus stopped for a moment at traffic lights. From the wet-coat stench of the upper deck, my eyes wandered across the sea of passing umbrellas and settled on the warm and inviting glow of a restaurant. The portly diner in the window seat was instantly recognizable: Philip Oswald, the television food critic. As he sampled the delicacies laid out before him, I resented the frozen pizza that awaited me at home. I raised my phone and took the infamous video that would forever unite us on Twitter. My part was to point and shoot; his was to choke and die.
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Very poignant, Avery.
Hoist with his own petard, perhaps.
Good story, Avery. Good ending, not too tied up so the reader knows exactly what is said but also can make up the rest of the story for themselves. Well done.
I enjoyed this, Avery. Interesting twist ending.
I am freaked out by this story.
Lovely twist ending!