@shatteredsunns - Long Time No See
“No. No. Shit. Rubbish. No. Oh come on, that’s not even worth selling!” She was scrolling and trash talking. A nightly ritual for Zea, after her scalding shower and gourmet dinner of Doritos and salsa. As the modified bikes flicked past on her screen, she groaned and threw her phone across onto another chair. Siting up, she ruffled her still damp hair, sending up flyaways which would dry into frizz.
The fridge beckoned from the other side of the room. Zea wandered over, her far too big hoodie swinging abover her knees, and slippered feet brushing the floorboards. The house was mostly quiet, the sounds of the road outside providing ambient noise, neighboring houses muffling the sound of their occupants and their televisions. A knock at the door.
Zea opened the fridge and scowled inside, willing something more appetising than a jar of jam and half a tin of sardines to appear before her. Another knock. “No one’s home,” she called sourly. The fridge did not materialize any new food. The door knocked persistently.
Slamming the fridge, Zea stormed over to the door, hoodie swinging, slippers thumping, hair frizzy and lips pouted. The words she had poised to snap out, died on her tongue as she wrenched open the door. “Ohhhh.... Shit.”














