Flash Fiction by Matt Morrall
06:16
Grabbing a Coffee and Discussing Potential Break-ins
Sophie walked to the front while her boyfriend went round the back. The plan was to draw the members of Jonny’s house to the entrance while he broke in, nicked the telly and run off into the sunset before anyone could work out what had happened.
But, as Sophie knocked, her mouth went dry and her head went blank. She bottled it. Her boyfriend knew she’d stutter but went through with it anyway. This is when Derek noticed Sophie’s Boyfriend, dressed in all white (balaclava included) causing him to sprint to the front door and grab Jonny and Erik as reinforcement. Her boyfriend had a knife in his pocket and probably could have taken Derek on his own, but bolted when he saw the other two.
And this, he says, is why Jonny was 45 minutes late to his study group in Starbucks.
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