Today on Erica Drayton Writes, the Prompt is dice!
Write a 100 word story.
And tag me if you take up the challenge.
It was the way she shook the cup beside her ear. Listening to the dice rattle. As if she could determine the exact moment to stop. And then, without fail, right before she tossed the dice, she looked at me with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eyes.
She’d let them fly and across the board game they’d tumble. And no matter what the outcome she’d throw her head back and laugh. So full of life.
The game is now collecting dust. But I hear her laughter echo like the rattle of dice in a cup.
All 100 Word Stories
The First 100 | The Second 100 | The Third 100 | The Fourth 100 | The Fifth 100
The Sixth 100 | The Seventh 100
This leads me to many resolutions. Is she a child, delighted with the sound and movement, someone who simply gave up the game because of… life. Or did she die?
I hope a child!