Drabble of the Week
Challenge words: disobey, earsplitting, lawyer, partake, steam, surround
Napoleon sprinted forward, alarmed by the earsplitting shrieks emanating from the car he’d rammed.
A chattering crowd, partaking of the lunchtime excitement, surrounded the damaged vehicles. Both front ends were crumpled, steam pouring from beneath their hoods.
A girl huddled behind the wheel of a once sleek convertible. “My life’s ruined,” she wailed. “I’m hiring a lawyer and suing.”
“It’s not that bad,” he soothed.
“My father’s going to kill me when I tell him I disobeyed his rule against driving in the city.”
Napoleon would happily trade places. He had to tell his Old Man the Thrush courier escaped.
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