Flash Fiction Friday

For this week’s 100-word story, the Random Word Generator has given me:

• straw
• marble
• tomb
• winner
• torrent

Here’s what I came up with:

“Same again, Sam.”

Billy caught the glass as it slid down the marble counter. “And the next winner to come in here taking a crack at me—”

The doors swung apart and Long Joe Casey strode in. He scanned the room and noticed Billy at the bar. Joe tried to suppress a laugh.

“Hey, kid!” he said, barely concealing a smile. “Still playing—?” A torrent of gunfire ate the rest of his words. Billy blew the muzzle of his weapon and holstered it.

“Save it for your tombstone,” he said, biting his straw for another pull of milkshake.

Have a great weekend!