Friday, 16 December 2011  Thirty-Third Friday Flash - Raptor
They couldn't get in could they? Not through the solid door,
surely? The door shook under another impact. Andy gripped the
pick a little harder.  Why did he have to follow the gold rush?
He was doing just fine back home, but no he had to let the gold
lust get the better of him.  The commotion outside grew louder.
They could sense him and they wanted to come in. How much of the
rest of camp had been eaten already?  His whole mining shack was
shaking under the bombardment, his pots, pans and utensils
clanging together. He put his hands over his ears for a few
seconds and took a deep breath. A bit calmer, he looked up,
there was some morning light shining through his ill repaired
roof. Pulling a stool closer he ripped away the roof tiles and
made the hole bigger.  The door gave out and two raptors burst
into the room. Freezing for a second he stared at the two
beasts, their beady eyes were full of hunger, hunger for flesh.
He snatched his nearby satc