I stood at the entrance gate of the apartment complex.
It was huge. I counted at least a hundred identical apartments. Gareth whistled and turned to me.
“Whoa! This is massive. I never knew societies could be like this.”
I smiled.
“So Mr. Gareth, does this suit your taste? Do you like it?”
“Well..it’s sort of nice. Which apartment do we get?”
I indicated with my index finger. I am sure Gareth could not tell which one it was.
“Apartment 1601.”
Gareth coughed.
“That’s a bit too high.”
I could not have Gareth backing out now.
“Come on. Identical houses, packed together, nice remote area. You know it is brilliant.”
“It is a fireman’s nightmare.”
I smiled.
“And an arsonist’s dream.”
Gareth smiled back.
“Okay, i’m in. You get the kerosene…”
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Prompts:
FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018 WEEK #36
