November 7, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about waiting. Where does this waiting take place? Does it have a past or a future outcome? Who is waiting and why? Go where the prompt leads!
Waiting For Who? – by Hugh W. Roberts
I’d been waiting for hours. Why was I here?
‘You’ll soon find out,’ said a voice in my head.
I’d sat on every chair. All were uncomfortable. I paced up and down, breathing in the heavy air of dread.
“Mr Roberts?” a voice whispered. “Follow me.”
I had no idea where the handsome nurse had come from, but I followed him.
“This is it,” he said, ushering me into a room.
A dim light lit up a figure in the bed, covered in a white sheet.
I approached and pulled back the sheet.
My face stared back at me.
Written for the 99-word flash fiction challenge hosted by Charli Mills at the Carrot Ranch.
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