110words #011

I continue to submit weekly entries in this short fiction experiment. Lately the instructions have included a prompt which exists to generate creativity in story telling. For #011 the prompt was: "What ridiculous event is the man in the photo driving away from?" Here is my entry.

Car Ride Home

Larry's car hummed a deep growl as it idled in front of room 12A. He waits for her. This is not the first time; in fact, they had grown accomstomed to these secret encounters. Larry flicks the gray head off his cigarette and draws in another dose. As the nicotine mixes with the idle fumes, his mind suddenly begins to race. The muscles in his gut tighten and guilt overwhelmes. Larry curses himself wondering why he cannot control his urges. Frustrated, he turns up the radio trying to kill the conviction and fear. Still waiting for her, the conviction and fear win out. Larry revs the engine and drives home.