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.
Iain Kelly 
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