I submitted this to a micro-fiction prompt. The rules: Using fifty words or fewer, write a short story or scene that includes the line, "You shouldn't have waited this long."
(Conversation between two people)
“Time to go home.”
“Just a minute longer.”
“No, now.”
“What difference will another minute make?”
“I have other souls to collect.”
The mile-long train passes through us.
“Should’ve jumped out of the way.”
“Thanks, Captain Obvious.”
“You shouldn’t have waited this long.”
Death hates trains.
“Fine. Let’s go.”
