Accord Hospice 100-Story Challenge: Day 89

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DAY 89

STORY #89

The Holiday-Makers

Alan Clark straightened his cravat and did his best to look professional, as manager of the new resort. The coach carrying the first guests of the season was coming up the drive. Alan was surprised --there’d been a bad storm last night, half the valley had been washed away.

The carriage pulled up, full of happy guests. Abruptly, one of the maids came up, saying the local constable was at the back door. Ten minutes later, Alan returned, ashen-faced. Not surprisingly, the carriage was gone--for the police just informed him they’d all perished in the flood, last night.