Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Flood

 

The couple was arguing about the flood.                   

It wouldn’t have been so urgent, but their house was at the bottom of the hill.

They blamed each other for the flood, since lately, everything had turned them against each other. Neither one could remember how long it had been since they’d loved each other, and they blamed each other for that, too.

Eventually, the water filled the house, and the yelling turned to gurgling, and then stopped.

A small dog wearing mis-matched boots sat sadly on the porch roof, watching a tiny spider bob up and down from a tree branch.

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