A World of Her Own | A 100 Word Story

#246 The Twilight Zone S1 E36 7/1/1960

There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call The Twilight Zone.
— Rod Serling

With her fingers interlocked, she stretched out her arms and cracked her knuckles, seated at her desk, typewriter ready to complete the scene she started earlier in the day. Behind her, on the ground, were two men frozen in time, fighting over their love of the same woman.

Her fingers hovered over the keys…

They tussled for a few moments longer, yelling obscenities until Jim managed to kick Terrance away from him. They were breathing heavily. Faces scratched. Bodies aching. Jim had a bloody lip. Terrance would be nursing a black eye later.

The front door slammed. Mary had gone.

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