A Blood Red Sky
Tobi had always been one who hated school. Left to him, he would never go near the walls of a school but he was not yet eighteen and could not make those decisions for himself. So he pretends to leave home for school but goes somewhere else, sometimes he actually goes to school but leaves during break. He had seen a game store on one of his escapades and planned to go play some games till he had his fill today.
All the while the teacher was teaching, he kept looking at his wristwatch and was becoming impatient. He didn't waste anytime when the bell rang for break. He jumped the fence and headed for the game store. After playing games for close to an hour,he was getting hungry and decided to go get something to eat. As soon as he walked into the street, the sky started turning red. He cleaned his eyes with his hands and opened it to confirm what he had seen hoping it was just a dream and he would snap back to reality. It was so dark that he could hardly see and then he wished he had stayed back in school.
RE: STACH Short Story Contest #23: 199 words, 5 winners, 15SBD prize pool!