Whispers circulate as I await my order. Coffee. Black.
“It’s late, right?” Frazzled voices everywhere. I glance outside. The sun hasn’t risen. Alarming. Newsworthy, and I am on the air soon. There’s yelling. Someone collapses.
Smiling, drink finally in my hand, I step over the fainter and into the darkness.
Amanda comes from New England and has been writing since she was young. She has a degree in English from Colby College and spent many years in the education field before leaving to raise her kids.
The sun not coming up on time would certainly be alarming.
Just wow.
I would really like to read the rest of this story. Great hook!
Clever