Cutting Board Decisions (Otherwise Untitled)
#128 of Short Stories
Someone considers an option, and backs away from it.
~ Inhale.
~ Exhale. Hand shaking.
~ Inhale.
~ Exhale. Set the knife down on the counter.
~ Inhale.
~ Exhale. Back away from the cabbage. From the cutting board. From the counter.
~ Stumble.
~ Inhale.
~ Crumple to the floor.
~ Exhale. Tuck tail up close.
~ Sob.
~ Inhale.
~ Exhale. Not this time.
~ Inhale. Not today.
~ Exhale. Wait.