Let's Twist

A short story with a twist at the end

Tomorrow would be a busy day, the doctors at nine and the boiler man at eleven. But having been warned in her horoscope of impending doom by misadventure, Ivy was only concerned with today and keeping safe. If she ventured out she might trip and fall or step in front of a bus. And so she decided to heed the warning and stay indoors all day where nothing could harm her. The morning dragged but she passed the time watching Jeremy Kyle and This Morning. After lunch and an afternoon nap it was time for tea and, eventually, bedtime arrived. Pleased with herself for cheating fate, she turned up the heating, snuggled down and was soon fast asleep. The boiler man raised the alarm next day and agreed with the police that, although an overdue service and faulty boiler had probably seen her off, there were worse ways to go.