D'enouement

by Stovohobo

Kevin D. Wendiga crouched down and picked the crisp envelope off the grimy wood of his porch. Walking inside to his small, ratty living room, he tore the top off, wondering why someone would make it so hard to open a stupid envelope.

He pulled out the letter.

Dear Mr. Wendiga, it read.

We regret to inform you that you will not live to see the next morning. We will act at precisely 3:28 AM, and you will not be able to stop us. We will come, yes, but there will be nothing you can do. Sit and wait for the inevitable, Mr. Wendiga. Sit and wait.

It was signed simply with one word: D’enouement.

Kevin turned the envelope over, but there was no return address. Not even a stamp. It must’ve been dropped of by hand.

He considered what he should do. This was either a joke, or he should take it very seriously. Then again, they did say it was inevitable.

He sighed. He hadn’t led such a good life anyway, had he?

~

At 3:28 AM, Kevin D. Wendiga inexplicably vanished.

Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. D'enouement

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    You make up the oddest, yet cool names. I wonder where Kevin D. Wendiga went??

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    Laine P. Grey's Buddy Icon Laine P. Grey

    Posted 11 months ago

    3.0 out of 5 stars

    It was okay, it didn’t hold my interest that long, though.
    And, denouement is one of my favorite words.

  3. D'enouement

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 11 months ago

    Have I written anything lately that’s held your interest? Well…sigh.

  4. D'enouement

    Fyora Cartagan's Buddy Icon Fyora Cartagan

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I think Kevin D. Wendiga should meet Beech C. Sand or Scrumulus J. Caen at some point. I love names with middle initials. Haha!
    Great ficlet, but I don’t know what D’enouement means, actually. o.o

  5. D'enouement

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Fyora & others – D’enouement is the unraveling of the mystery.
    Stovohobo – brilliant to begin with an ending. I love so many of the lines here. I wonder if you’ll sequel? Or perhaps a prequel is more in keeping with the title?

  6. D'enouement

    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted 11 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    suspense. i like it.

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