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yellowhorde ([personal profile] yellowhorde) wrote2005-08-10 09:17 pm

100 Word Stories - Watching the Clock - Petshop of Horrors

Disclaimer: I don’t own Pet Shop of Horrors and I make no money from this or any other fanfic I write.
Pairing: None
Category: General
Rating: G
Warning: None
Title: Watching the Clock
Author: yellowhorde
Notes: This was written for the LiveJournal community, [livejournal.com profile] 600seconds. Challenge – ‘First day of school’

Day: 3
Word Count: 100




“More tea, Detective?”

“Sure,” Leon replied absently. His eyes wandered to the antique grandfather clock and his brow furrowed as he mentally figured the difference in time zones between the East and West coast.

“Thinking of Chris?” D asked, sitting across from Leon. He sipped his tea nonchalantly, but his eyes, too, went to the clock.

“It’s his first day of school,” Leon confided. “And I can’t be there with him.”

D reached out and covered Leon’s hand with his own. “He’ll be just fine. Children usually are.

“Yeah, I know,” Leon replied sheepishly, “But I can’t help but worry.”


THE END

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