BROTHERS
Jake could beat Billy every time in a fist fight, but Billy was
smarter and was always talking Jake into trouble. Once Jake came in from the
woods covered in dirt, crying, “Billy made me dig a tunnel but it collapsed
and I got buried.” Billy just shrugged.
Years passed and Billy’s saloon parked beside Jake’s truck
proved Billy had the better job, but the brothers still got drunk together
after work.
Until one night Jake staggered home alone.
“Where’s my Billy?” Mam shrieked.
Jake just shrugged. “We were drinking in the quarry and a
heap collapsed – Billy got buried.”
Word count = 100
Thanks to http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/ for this week's photo prompt. My first thought was to write about a race but then this darker idea took over. I hope you like it - and please leave a comment to prove you've read it!
