A day late but here’s my take on "they’ll be here any minute”. A 150 words story…

Title: They’ll Be Here Any Minute

“…”

“…”

“Dare I ask, what are you doing here?”

“Don’t mind me, just waiting for my son.”

“Little Lloyd?”

“He’s not little anymore, but yes. He’ll be here any minute now.”

“I see. I’m waiting for my daughter. She’ll be here any minute now.”

“Elizabeth?”

“The very same. I believe she’s about your son’s age.”

“Just about, yep.”

“…”

“…”

“You know, this reminds me of the time we were waiting for our parents.”

“In New York? Yeah, then we disappeared into Times Square for hours. Man did we piss off our folks.”

“Good times.”

“Yep.”

“…”

“…”

“Where did it all go wrong, brother?”

“It went wrong when you insulted my wife, called her a… something, really terrible.”

“What?! No, I didn’t!”

“You were drunk.”

“As I remember it, you had one too many bottle and said something really heinous about my wife.”

“No, I didn’t!”

“…”

“…”