Daily story, June 29, 2025

The sun was going down and nothing on the barbecue was cooked. Everyone was having a miserable time, and everyone knew it, but everyone felt that to complain would only bring the mood down further. Marnie ran a finger around the crevices of a crisp packet and sucked the salty powder off it. It was all the food she would be getting for a while. An hour later, pizza arrived. Nobody ever admitted to ordering it.