Reconnaissance

Day… what day is it? Friday? And we’re at the letter R in the A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. I’m writing 100-word flash fiction stories based on commenter-suggested prompts. You all had some good ideas, too, some of which I may use for longer stories. For today’s, however, I chose one of AJ Blythe‘s prompts. One of the things I like about flash fiction is it gives you the opportunity to dabble in different styles and genres without the commitment of a novel or short story. This is another experiment. I hope you enjoy it!

RECONNAISSANCE

Three buildings. One large flanked by two smaller. Possibly weapons sheds.

Gil took out his phone and sketched a map of the locations.

“Don’t move!”

He felt the barrel of a gun against his head, so he complied. His captor marched him to the large building and pushed him toward an officer behind a desk.

“He was making notes on this.” His captor threw Gil’s phone to the officer, who inspected it.

“We’ll keep this,” he said. “Lock him in the store house.”

From the safety of the smaller building, Gil gave the command: “Detonate.”

Shame. He liked that phone.

Can I get some suggestions for tomorrow’s letter, S? Only eight more to go! 🙂

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