Cold
Sep 22nd, 2021 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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He’d never told a girl that he loved her before. The anxiety was far worse than a first kiss, his teeth chattering as if he’d been blasted by cold air. Although the June night was hot, she rubbed his arms, to warm him.
He started a couple of times, the vibration of his teeth getting in the way. Finally, amid a sparse chorus of crickets and the buzz of the street lamp over head, he said the words.
She responded by kissing him and holding him tightly, but that summer she would never say the words he craved to hear.
From Guest Contributor Ran Walker
Ran is the author of 24 books. He teaches creative writing at Hampton University in Virginia. He can be reached via his website, www.ranwalker.com.
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