Trigger Warning

Photo by Benigno Hoyuela on Unsplash

Bob lit his cigarette while loading his pistol. He kept dropping bullets in the process.

‘Better than dropping the smoke,’ he mused. ‘No fires.’

The shells bounced and rolled. Some went over the edge. Their staccato rattling attracted Bob’s granddaughter, baby Brooklyn. She crawled under the table in search of the curious objects.