Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Teaser Tuesday: Shattered Glass


The glass shattered first and then the roof shook resoundingly.
One would think it should be the other way around. First the roof shake and then the glass breaking. Warnings came first. One would expect the warning to come first, a herald to danger. But no; the glass shattered first and then the roof shook resoundingly.
But this wasn’t real.
He was in an aeroplane.
Snorting, he snatched the first breath of sudden awakening and stared around him. Right. The flight from London to Glasgow.
When the hostess leaned over him, he requested a double brandy. Damn, his nerves were shot. It was probably due to the coming meeting. His entire livelihood depended on a positive result.
He clutched the plastic tumbler when it was handed to him, staring into the amber depths. Dear God, let it work out all right or he would lose everything.
There were shadows in the liquid and he grimaced, thinking a fly or, worse, a cockroach had somehow got in. He snatched another sharp breath when he realised he saw an explosion inside the small vessel he held in his hands, as if a tiny plane had went up in a fireball in mid … liquid.
What was the matter with him?




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