Noise
I hear a noise and look around to pinpoint its location. It appears to be coming from the corner by the window. It’s the chirping of a cricket.
I go to check but it has moved along the wall. I follow. I stand still and listen.
Again, the sound has moved, now across the room to the opposite wall.
I am annoyed and determined to catch the cricket, so I continue to follow, flyswatter in hand.
Then, the sound comes from midair, in the center of the room.
Slowly, horrifyingly, it dawns on me. The noise is in my head.
STAI LEGGENDO
Drabbling...
FantasyDrabbles are stories consisting of exactly one hundred words. They can be in any genre but the ones I write are mostly fantasy, or paranormal, though I sometimes write ones that are mainstream or can't be categorized. Only the first four here, The...
