The explicit assumption — a room for one change

Original flash fiction · Invented characters · Decisions with a return path

The room was quiet enough to hear a pencil roll. Noor picked it up and wrote: “A plan depends on an unconfirmed opening time.” The words made an untidy feeling visible.

Beside the description, Noor wrote an alternative: “Verify that assumption before arranging the rest of the visit.” The two sentences looked almost too small to change an afternoon.

They did not change everything. The pencil stayed on the table beside a piece of work that could now move.