Wednesday 24 July 2024

Closing Time #richmond 17

 ‘Right, it’s about time we were knocking off.’

‘OK, I’ll just wash out these mugs ready for the morning crew and lock up the house.’

‘Is everyone on their way out?’

‘Yup, quiet night tonight. Not many stragglers have come through. Probably all hitting the bars about now.’ Jim saw a brief glimpse of a pair of bright eyes in the window before he drew the curtains. ‘The deer have come to see us off tonight’ he said. He closed the door to the cottage and saw Johnny standing in front of him facing the darkness. Then he realised that hundreds of eyes were facing them.

‘What’s going on here?’ In front of them were hundreds of deer. They were actually sitting around one of the vehicles. All of them were watching them.

‘Scat’ said James. Some of them jumped up at the noise and backed away, while others increased their stance, reacting to the noise but not retreating.


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