Here is part 3 of my three-part weekend freewrite story. The previous pieces are:

• Part 1: Michael's Fall
• Part 2: Clara's Fish

The previous two mini scenes leading up to this one are the initial prompt and the interference. This one is the dramatic twist.

The Reckoning

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The bill she forgot to pay lay on the floor by the open door. She nearly shrieked. If the creditors came, her way of life and her time to herself might be taken away. She stooped to pick it up and then thrust it behind her back before the visitor could see. He must not see!

She peered through the door at the young man who stood there. “Who are you?” she asked. He looked slightly alarmed, as if he had found himself here on some pretense or mistake. He faltered and tried to say something, but no words came out of his mouth.

“Are you hungry?” she asked. She had become accustomed to the bright outdoor light now and watched this young man with keen interest. He wore jeans and an old t-shirt and seemed to have been dropped here from nowhere.

The young man stared at her. But then an odd look of knowing came over his face. “Yes, Mother,” he said. “I am very hungry.”

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