The Last Watcher :: 50 Word Short Story

One more week closer to our deaths, we are given @jayna's lifeline of hope. Her Fifty Word Story Challenge is a beacon of light in the darkness.

The prompt this week: hatch

_{I went with something optimistic last week. This time around we go with something more at the other end.}

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The Last Watcher

Mara lifted the hatch on the trashcan, dropping in her rubber gloves, then leaned against the wall.

She had held the man’s hand until he died, but the car accident had destroyed his body. His wife had arrived too late.

Mara had been the only one to see her cry.

_{Title image by @negativer using Canva}

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