Pelvis pressed to the parquet.
Shoulder shoved against the skirting.
Back braced by the bookcase.
Calves caught in computer cords.

Legs — dead.
Eyes — shut.
Breath — shallow.
Mind — counting.

‘Ninety-seven.
Ninety-eight.
Ninety-nine.

One hundred.’

A young, cheerful voice from the kitchen:

“Coming. Ready or not.”

Find me.

Please find me. Quickly.

John’s recent work has been published in People’s Friend, Five Minutes, Paragraph Planet, WestWord and FFF. He’s the author of ‘Rough Rides’, ‘Short and Sweet and Sour’ and ‘Whole In My Shorts’, and the winner of The Times, Fusilli, Self-Pub Fest, and Microcosms story competitions. John cycles the east coast of England soaking up new stories.