Prompts = Wonderful, Neighbourhood, Mister
Story 1 — Ghost Town, Part 1
Cha-ching Cha-ching rang the spurs, boots kicking up dust with every step. It looked every bit the cartoon cowboy: jeans and chaps, white shirt under an overcoat, red bandana at the throat, tan cowboy hat. It was the creamy skin and unsettling smile, the not-quite-smooth movements that unnerved me.
The fact it patrolled the streets of a ghost town didn’t help.
‘Howdy Partner! Welcome to Smithstown, the best town with the most wonderful neighbourhood there is.’
I’d been lost for days and thought this town was a mirage. ‘Water’, I croaked.
‘Miss Nell’s Saloon’s right this way.’
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Story 2 — Ghost Town, Part 2
Daylight streams through a window, dust motes floating. The glass is old, the outside ripples and undulates when I look through. Looks like an old Western town.
I don’t remember much beyond being lost for days. I certainly don’t remember lying down on a bed. But that’s where I was this morning.
The floorboards creak like old construction. But there’s no sound otherwise. The peace and quiet when I’d started hiking was wonderful, but this is unsettling.
Where is everyone? Maybe they work here during tourist season? Live in different neighbourhoods on the offseason?
There is one sound. Is it… spurs?
‘Hello? Mister?’
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