game programmer
we were watching cartoons
in the dungeon when the doorbell rang
considering the volume on the television
it was surprising the sound even reached us
suddenly there was complete silence
except for half a dozen beating hearts
the shadows on the walls didn’t make a move
in fact they seemed to be shrinking
we weren’t supposed to be there
and there wasn’t a single adult around
for some strange reason Timmy decided
to see who was at the door
we heard every single creak of the stairs
as he ascended to the main floor
we heard his steps across the floor
stopping at the foyer
and from that point on
we never heard from Timmy again
january two thousand twenty-four
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