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A Cliff-Hanger Part I - Mrs. Jenny Matlock's Saturday Centus Week 88

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Welcome to week eighty-eight of Saturday Centus. T HE PROMPT THIS WEEK IS: Hanging off a cliff! (Might as well be literal while we're attempting to use this literary device!) WORD COUNT - Not to exceed 100 words plus the 4 words of the prompt. 104 words total. STYLE OF WRITING - Any so long as you utilize a cliffhanger writing device to wrap your story up. Next week we'll do an additional 100 words for the rest of the story. ADDITIONAL PICTURES IF DESIRED ------ Here is my text: ------ Charles took the footpath up the hill overlooking the town and the bay. It was misty at twilight, but he could still see the reflections of the city-lights in the sea. It started to rain when he reached the top, which was above a wall of seabirds' nests. They dug into the limestone making it hollow and it could crumple under your weight and leave you hanging off a cliff , if you were lucky enough not to fall 400 meters down onto the rocks. With pencil and note book in hand, he heard ...