Spark - February 27, 2012

[note: this was written during a writing exercise: we had 20 minutes to write something inspired by the word "spark". This is the result, unedited, exactly as it appeared when time ran out. You can read all of them in the waves category]

Spark - Squiddy Geiger - February 27, 2012

The mood in the house had been tense all day. Everyone was angry with everyone. Nobody had a reason, they just were. Or rather, they had the same reason, they were stir crazy. All of them had been victims of the sniping that had taken place all day; harsh words were said, without thought or care of the damage they did.

They'd been snowed in a week ago, and such close proximity with no way to escape, four people together in such a tiny cabin, unable to avoid one another. It had started that morning when one of the men had taken the women to task for tying up the bathroom for so much time, before the men had even been able to pee. It had simmered, with small outbreaks of argument throughout the day. By the time dinner arrived - cooked sullenly by the women, unhappy the men refused to help with such "menial tasks".

After dinner, it worsened. The two women asked the men to clear up and do the dishes. After a half hour of argument over why they should or should not do so, one of the men agreed, the other still refused, and sat with a beer by the fire. Both women and the other man glared at him.

The final straw - the spark that ignited the powder keg - came when the dishes were done, and the one who had done them grabbed a beer and sat down, at which point the other, already up to four beers, made a comment about being pussy-whipped and letting the women wall on him. In an instant, they were locked in battle, exchanging vicious blows.

The fight was savage, each landing hard, damaging punches, followed by wrestling and slamming against furniture and walls. The women pleaded for them to stop, but neither heard. The blows ended when the lazy man fell back and his hand landed on the handle of the fireplace poker. The result was inevitable.

Posted by Squiddy at February 27, 2012 08:48 PM | TrackBack