IAIN KELLY

FLAT-PACKED

Archie stared in puzzlement at the leftover screw and nut.

He scratched his head.

He checked and re-checked the instructions.

He was sure he had done it correctly.

With a crash, the room folded flat around him.

Damn these new flat-packed houses.


Written as part of #MicroMondays, hosted by Varad over at Loose End Of The Thread. For more information and to join in visit HERE.

Each week we are given a set word count for a piece of micro fiction, and a quote from a book that must be included in the story. This week’s quote to be included was ‘The room folded flat around him.’ and the word count was 42.

Read other stories based on the prompt HERE.

You can read more stories about Agnes and Archie here: THE AGNES AND ARCHIE STORIES.

13 responses to “FLAT-PACKED”

  1. joyroses13 Avatar

    I think that is a big OOPS!! 🙂
    Good one!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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  2. Varad Avatar

    Pretty sure, Angie would be having an ‘I told you so’ smirk on her face while sipping a margarita. Good one, Iain.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Definitely 🙂

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  3. shehannemoore Avatar

    So familiar in a way… x

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      We’ve all been there 🙂

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      1. shehannemoore Avatar

        Yep. every DiY Kit…

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  4. Norma Avatar

    We all have those moments. Archie would be very frustrated by now, I guess. 🙂

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      I’m sure he’s still trying to get it right, he won’t quit!

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  5. Sarah Ann Avatar
    Sarah Ann

    LOL. You would have hoped that one screw and nut wouldn’t have much difference.

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Most furniture seems to survive, but there’s always that one screw left over…!

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  6. Akshata Ram Avatar

    ah the mishaps when you move to a new home!

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    1. Iain Kelly Avatar

      Happens to us all!

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