The sound of a zipper closing (a 400-word freaky flash fiction short story) by Oren Shafir

I never cry - but the very idea that a task as trivial as packing a bag was becoming so challenging that it might actually sabatoge my journey - had me on the verge of tears. 

I'd already packed, unpacked, repacked twice. The first time, I was only halfway done when I realized there was no way it was going to close, and I started over.

The second time, I  remembered that Jamie had once told me about a method where you roll everything instead of folding it. I was quite pleased with mys...