Category FF Prompt 30 | Day 11

My eyes were dry I couldn’t even weep for myself, was this even worth it?

 "John needs you to do this ASAP."

"Are you sure, Heather? I'm just clocking out for lunch."

"He said ASAP."

Ugh. Lately John’s urgent tasks were always near lunch or closing time and never anything truly urgent.

When the mortals stopped praying and offering and tithing and believing, we gods became sluggish. We had seen to it that vestiges of our power, our existence, were plentiful. Statues, and altars, and frescos, and coliseums. We made it so…...

Trey wasn’t used to being rejected, especially by a woman from eastside and even more so when she’d given him plenty of clues that she wanted to hook up.  But he also wasn’t used to being called out. Yes, he’d…...

The boy, dressed in his Sunday finest, climbed the office building stairs. Several adults in suits weaved around him as they hurried past. Soon he reached his destination, the offices of Jacob Marley, Esquire. He entered and told the receptionist,…...

          Living in ASAP mode constantly was how you could describe Aunt Barbara’s life lately.           “I just want to get away. Let someone else drive me around for a change.” She exhaled after telling me…...

“We met with King and Sons two days ago, Anna!  I have called and texted and called again but your father’s not answering. Why?  I emphasized we needed to talk about this ASAP.  Laid everything out like they explained it…...

Felix plays a small role in a major historical event.

The white t-shirt stretched across his back, augmenting his broad shoulders. His even teeth and symmetrical face were like that of a movie star. He smiled and waved, and I waved back. A girl who was behind me squealed, ran…...

If Mary had any idea of what awaited her at home, she would have simply extended her trip. She’d been having an excellent time at the lake cottage she’d rented three hours from home. A week ago, she packed one…...