10/28/22 Drabble: Lunch Break

2 1 0
                                    

John's life didn't go as planned. He had no wife, kids, or friends. Even his job was a drain. He would spend hours in a cubicle and stare at a computer screen until his mind went numb. All he really had was his lunch break. One single hour a day when he sat on a park bench and felt free as he ate his sandwich.

Until one day, when a mysterious and magical portal opened in front of him. Why was it here? Where did it go? John didn't care. He stepped through anyway. What did he have to lose?

Very Short Stories & DrabblesWhere stories live. Discover now