Thirst: A Collection of Short Fiction

by Linda A. Lavid

  ~ J e a l o u s y ~

  “Too busy,” you’d said. I wondered.

  So I drove by your house. Your car was in the drive, along with hers, that rusted-out sedan. Not bothering to knock, I climbed the stairs. Moans echoed down the hallway. Before leaving, I blew out the pilot and turned on the gas.

  Author’s Note:

  How short can a short story be? Pretty short. Jealousy is fifty words. To read more fifty- word stories, visit, www.tangents.co.uk/50words. Jealousy was first published by Tangents.