Friday Fictioneers – Write a 100-word story based on the Photo Prompt image above by  © Rowena Curtin

Tabletop Dancing

Maria loved to entertain friends at her patio table.

One afternoon, several clouds joined together making an odd shape and colour.  As the cloud moved to blanket most of the town, that night something unusual happened.

  The cloud rumbled, and a spear of light landed on the table, the beam danced on the surface.

The next morning, Maria made her decaf coffee.

At the table, she felt the urge to finish a crossword, complete a jigsaw puzzle and read three novels before lunch.

It wasn’t the coffee, so what was happening?

 Relishing in this new radiance, her visitors felt the same zest.

How long would it last?

Thanks for reading. I’ve hacked a 350-word story to bits that was published in the Warwick Daily News back in 2018, for this prompt!