Dark Time
GRAND PRIZE WINNER – Summer Writing Contest 2020
Thanks to Short Fiction Break for the opportunity to take part in the 2020 Summer Writing Contest!
The flashlight slipped from his hand, spinning like a lighthouse as it floated up and out of reach. It settled bulb-first against the reactor room bulkhead 40 feet above, plunging Lee into darkness.
“Touché you bastard,” he yelled to the wayward light. “But I really don’t have time for this.”
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