Judas sat in the hammock next to Zooey, her one companion.
The two sat there, picking out the raisins from their cookies and throwing them into the birdfeeder.
“Zoo?” She asked. His head turned slightly towards her. “Do you smell something burning?” Zooey looked at her, with a smirk on his face.
“Judy, you always smell something burning.”
“And you always say that you heard something in the distance. I smell something burning.” Judas retorted. Zooey sniffed the air.
“For once, you’re right. Something is burning.” Both turned to the house. Then, the temple. Then, the wooden swingset. All on fire.
“Zooey, did you hear something in the distance?” Judas asked ominously. Zooey bit his lip and nodded.
About the author
Laine the Grey
At a charming little cattle farm, near a pretty deadly lake
I am now officially in the League of Awesomeness as The Sarcastic Scribe
There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like life, particularly a good one, which is well worth staying up all night to finish. —Lemony Snicket
Books I am Currently Reading
Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
City of Ember by Jeane DuPrau
As it were, summer is drawing to a close…This year, I am undertaking AP English and a potentially useless year of gym…
So, if I’m not on Ficlets as much as I used to be, deal with it.
Most of my Ficlets are inspired by books, Billy Joel, or Jack Johnson songs.
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“Good night, my angel, now it’s time to sleep and save these questions for another day. I think I know what you were going to ask”—“Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)”, Billy Joel (Part of the Billy Joel Posse with T. F. Torrey, pens&feathers, and BARomero.)
Published on August 01, 2007.
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