Morning

by Stovohobo

Add to AIMShare

Clayton stopped as he stepped past the threshold, staring silently at me as I stared back. I had been mulling over the crow’s – my words over the past hour, before Clayton came back with an armful of vegetables.

He broke the silence and settled the raw vegetables on the small counter space by the sink. The tap turned on and he started to wash them.

“…How’d you sleep last night?” he said, at length.

“Fine,” I said. I usually slept in the barn; he knew.

“Bad dream or somethin’?” he grunted awkwardly. I could tell he wasn’t used to paternal instinct.

I shook my head. More silence. I stood up, scooted my chair back against the old wood of the floor, and swung out of the cheap screen door. Clayton didn’t object.

Back outside the crow was watching me on a tree branch. I looked at it for a second, then resumed walking.

Can’t ignore me, it cawed.

Prequels

Write a prequel

Sequels

Write a sequel

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Morning

    Never Explain's Buddy Icon Never Explain

    Posted 4 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well, Addison doesn’t know that the crow is him, it’s a subconscious thing. He accepts the crow as real, but I guess the crow and Addison were sorta on the same side as to trusting the scarecrow so I guess I’m over-thinking it.

    My the way, I’ll note Tad and tell him it’s his turn.

  2. Morning

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 4 days ago

    Creepy crow. Good series that’s still disorienting as all get out.

  3. Morning

    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 3 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ok, I got the note, it’s my turn. Hold on to your top hats gentlemen…

  4. Morning

    Tad Winslow's Buddy Icon Tad Winslow

    Posted 3 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I liked the interaction between clayton and addison—really its the first human to human verbal contact this whole series! I like how you paint clayton as not having the paternal instinct, very true to the character I had envisioned as well.

  5. Morning

    Dreamer's Buddy Icon Dreamer

    Posted 3 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love the whole crow idea, very… awesome. lol
    LoA

Want to comment on this ficlet? You need to sign in!