Prompt: Conversation with my spouse | Word Count: 1200 | Genre: Suspense
“Rita, the alarm is going off,” I moaned, jumping out of bed. I staggered to the control panel by the bedroom door.
“Oh, not again,” she mumbled and turned over to continue sleeping. “It is that cat again.”
“Yes, the movement is in the TV room. That is the fifth time this week.”
“Did you close the windows before coming to bed?” Rita asked.
“I went to bed to read before you. Don’t you remember?”