Microscopic Stories

Handcart

Handcart

Hannibal found the antigrav handcart during the big clearout before his move to Ganymede. It was perfect for loading his packing pod and he made good use of it.

Then it was time to return it to his neighbour, Grantley. The problem was that he had already returned a mountain of things borrowed over the years. Hannibal couldn’t face the prospect of yet another embarrassing visit to his friend.

During the night, he slipped through the darkness to deposit the handcart on Grantley’s doorstep. It was only on landing on Ganymede that he recalled buying the thing from New Walmart.


Word count: 100
For Micro Fiction Challenge, Week 4
Prompt: Returning an item to a store or a person.