He let her remark hang in the air for a minute. He inserted his shoe into a gap in the crate and dragged it closer. The lighter wobbled in the plate. He picked it up and flicked his thumb on the flint. It still had juice. He watched the yellow flame sputter and straighten itself out.
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on 2013-09-17 06:40 pm (UTC)He let her remark hang in the air for a minute. He inserted his shoe into a gap in the crate and dragged it closer. The lighter wobbled in the plate. He picked it up and flicked his thumb on the flint. It still had juice. He watched the yellow flame sputter and straighten itself out.
“Do you want to be a cautionary tale?”