Club : Storytellers' Saloon

Collection : Dead Men TELL NO Tales  /  Sagebrush Showdown

Subject :  Wild - west

Date of Submission : March 2016 

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I could feel it. Anybody did. The tense atmosphere. Soon, anything would be over. I hardly dared to blink; afraid of missing something – and hold my breath. Any second counted.

'What do you think? Who is faster?'

'Hush!'

I clutched my teddy more tight.

'I hope, it's Jack. I don't like George.'

'Hush! Hush!'

'Then again...'

Triggers were pulled.

Music started playing.

The image blurred.

'To be continued...', appeared on screen.

My parents and I growled.

Dad was about to turn the TV off.

'No!'

He gave me a questioning look.

'Please, don't! I... I mean...uhm...

Let's keep watching!'