Fiction Shorts Random Drabble 80

When a Punch Has Consequences

Not all men get away with hurting women

Random Drabble 80: “confines”

A Drabble is a work of fiction that is exactly 100 words. No more. No less. Please stick around for 30 seconds. Medium will be nice to me if you do.

Ethan stirred. He was in the confines of something dark. Was he blind? His most recent memory was of Doreen. He tried to sit up but could not, and he tried to stretch out his arms, but he could not. Panic washed over him. He was in a coffin.

His memories were vague. He punched that fucking Doreen because she wouldn’t kiss him. He remembered that. Then he raped her. She didn’t seem to mind. The bitch even made him a drink after.

It was getting really hot. What was that roaring sound?

The door to the cremation oven closed.

About the Author: Professor Mike is a writer, editor and army veteran. Following a tour in the Army, he served his country as a law enforcement officer. After retirement, he became a teacher. He dislikes men who beat women.

“Each day, I post a word for the following day. Your challenge is to write a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words) in which the day’s random word features.” Nancy Oglesby