February Kick-Off!

A big thanks to Abbie Morrison for supplying the first 10 prompts of February! She did make it a little difficult to keep it fiction, though, seeing as how all the sentences pertain to actual real-life events :P. I did manage it, though, so here goes!

2/1/10

Prompt: “All of a sudden Abbie heard a knock at the door.” (Abbie Morrison)

It was late, almost midnight, when all of the sudden, Abbie heard a knock at the door. She sat up in bed, scanning the dark room, holding her breath. No one else was home, and any sane person would be home in bed, or at least out partying, not knocking on her front door. She got out of bed and slipped her fuzzy slippers on before creeping into the kitchen. The rolling pin was her first thought, and she eased it quietly out of the drawer before continuing on to the front door.

She peeked through the peephole, but saw nothing. She was sweating now, and her heart was thumping so loudly she thought it would bust out of her chest. Holding the rolling pin at the ready, she cracked the door open and peered outside. Nothing. She flicked on the light and looked again. A small package was sitting on the front stoop and she picked it up, then hurried back inside, locking the door as soon as it shut.

The package was thin and rectangular, wrapped in a cut-up paper bag. There was a post-it sticky note stuck to the packaging, and she squealed in indignation when she read it. It was simple, one word: Gotcha!

Muttering to herself, she opened the package. All things were forgiven then, when she saw the Little Debbie snack cakes sitting in the paper. Time for a midnight snack.

Total Time: 5 minutes
Word Count: 237



Alright, I kept it almost all fiction :)