He gave my daddy 20 gold coins.

“Room?”

He had one bag.

We quickly arrived at his room.

He placed his colt on his table. “That’s our secret.”

“May I see?”

“No.”

I gave him the key.

The next day he was gone without a trace.

Except for the revolver.

Gaghe Macwilliams is a high school student from PEI Canada who decided to try out 50-word stories.