The Guest and the Secret
A fictional 100 word story, inspired by my recent trip to Edinburgh
The middle-aged Scotsman sits in the bay window overlooking Arthur’s Seat and a busy street. His fingers hover over his laptop keyboard as an Airbnb guest walks into the living space. “What are you working on?”, the guest asks.
“Aah, something that will...” another ambulance siren wails “... rock the Scottish English literature academic community”.
He tells her what he's discovered but she's not shocked – everyone has secrets. It’s whether they’re used for personal gain or not that makes the difference. “Well you should definitely share that. Too many people are celebrated as saints yet they've benefited from something underhand.”
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It is many many years since I’ve been to Edinburgh, your little story feels very nostalgic, I wrote pages and pages of journal in a tiny cafe near the university, every page filled with words of my love for this city. Love this Debs… thank you for the trip down memory lane x
A gentle morality tale. Nice. Love Edinburgh. JoJo just spent the weekend there after dropping our van in Aviemore to be sold.