(Author's Note: Written for The_Weekend_Write-In 's ODC: Open Drabble Contest 2021.
100 words exactly, not counting this note. The opening of my ONC 2021 entry, The Clockmaker's Shadow - prompt 76. You can find the rest of the story in the External Link below)
The room was silent, except for the rhythmic ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner and the occasional spit from the logs burning in the fireplace.
The clockmaker was working late. Crouched over his worktable, he adjusted the lamp, then held his breath as he gently eased the last tiny spring into place. Then he heard a faint sound at his back.
He froze, was there someone else in the room? He spun around on the stool, but the room was empty. Nothing there except for the clocks and the furniture, and the shadows cast by the flickering fire.
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