100 Worder
Roger Noons
Accident
A cup of strong tea
When Mervyn Davies fell down stairs and broke his neck, his son Philip
was not saddened. Many a night he had been awakened by banging on the partition
wall between his bedroom and that of his sister. Megan was two years older than
Phil; well developed for her fourteen years. He would hear their father’s cough
as he closed the door, followed by the creak of the floorboards. Pressing his
ear against the anaglypta, he would listen to Megan’s sobs. It was early on a
January morning, when Phil leapt from his doorway, startling his father who
lost his balance.
About the author
Roger
is a regular contributor to the CaféLit site and a couple of his stories have
been selected for the Best of CaféLit 2012.
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