This story is in response to the regular
call for shared storytelling on the blog https://isawlightningfall.blogspot.com/in
100 words for advent from Loren Eaton.
The blog is described “as a place for
people who like stories in general and genre fiction in particular. It's a
place for folks who prefer to read and write fantasy and horror, science
fiction and crime fiction”.
So here is my 100 word story:
Sarah wasn’t feeling festive. Seemingly nor were the other shoppers
although masks made facial expressions inscrutable. Toiletry gift sets for those who could well
afford such items with their weekly shop seemed superfluous. Worn out and dispirited,
Sarah purchased a coffee to go when she noticed a young woman huddled in the
doorway of a closed-down shop.
Impulsively she bent down to offer her the drink and saw, there in the
blankets, an ashen-faced baby. Although exhausted, Sarah dashed to buy baby
food, wipes and nappies, returned to the doorway only to find it abandoned
except for a baby doll.
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