Case The Joint

In trying to escape the Assistant Principal, Natalie ends up caught up in the enthusiasm of her nerdiest classmates. Sometimes the best place to hide is in the crowd with a toy truck.

Ranked #9 in Challenge #1 of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2018 for my group | The assignment was Comedy (genre), A Book Club Meeting (location), and A Toy Robot (object to include). All stories for this competition are required to be 1,000 words or less, and the contest started with more than 3,000 worldwide competitors. For more information on the NYC Midnight writing contests, visit http://www.nycmidnight.com. To view the ranking, visit http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/FFC/1stRound2018_Ch1results.htm.