The Punch by Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction

The Punch, by Mark Tulin
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The Punch, by Mark Tulin
20/3/2020
 
The massive punch came out of nowhere.

I was nine-years-old at the time, throwing a sponge ball against the wall when I felt a knuckled force in the pit of my stomach.

I instantly dropped to my knees, gasping for air.

My head spun in confusion, wondering why this random act of hostility could happen.

A hulking man stood over me. He had blurry facial features and a strange aura. He said in a muffled voice, “You were just in the way of my anger, kid. If it weren’t you, it would have been another person who crossed my path.”