Inside the log cabin, a sharp crack silenced the voices of the couple sitting at the table.
“What the heck was that?”
He leaned across the table, blowing out the lantern, putting the room into darkness. Grabbing his down jacket he headed out the door. “Get on the floor.”
The snapping and groaning from the moon-bathed frozen lake hadn’t convinced him the noise they'd heard had come from here. Turning towards the silhouetted cabin, the sound of gunfire erupted at the same time that his face was sprayed with tree splinters.
Why hadn’t he just trusted his gut?
“What the heck was that?”
He leaned across the table, blowing out the lantern, putting the room into darkness. Grabbing his down jacket he headed out the door. “Get on the floor.”
The snapping and groaning from the moon-bathed frozen lake hadn’t convinced him the noise they'd heard had come from here. Turning towards the silhouetted cabin, the sound of gunfire erupted at the same time that his face was sprayed with tree splinters.
Why hadn’t he just trusted his gut?
Lots of people trust their gut when it comes to a feeling that guides them. Lots don't, wishing they had later. Those feelings don't come along with every thought, but sometimes it does pay to pay attention to them.
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Carrot Ranch - In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story using the word frozen. It can be descriptive, character focused, action driven. Go out onto the ice and find a frozen story. Go where the prompt leads!
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