30 Stories in 30 Days #01 – “Figures”

FIGURES

“What the hell?” Tom paused as if giving his laptop a chance to explain. When it didn’t, he continued, “When I click on that file, that means you open it.”

Tom sat back in his chair with a grunt. He swiveled it around to face the window and watched the gentle rain. “Hope it lasts,” he muttered. It had been hot and dry for a couple of weeks, and his yard was on the verge of dying. What it really needed was a long, soaking rain.

Looking back at this laptop, he saw that it was still debatin...