FIRST WINTER FLASH BLOG BATTLE

Let the #winterflashblogbattle commence!

Hosted by Michael R Kiel

The mission?

To create a DRABBLE 

...which is a short story comprising 50 - 100 words.

Enjoy! 

Check out the host's website

Michael R. Kiel Fiction for more details and other interesting stuff, or visit Michael's IG account @michaelrkielfictions

The picture prompt

I block out the dull 'boom' of grenades exploding. Shrapnel is stirring the air as splinters whistle past my head. The world around me is disintegrating. If I just keep my eyes closed. If I don't listen. If...
Lyla thrusts something into my hands. Round, smooth, faintly smelling of winternights. Of apple and cinnamon.
Mulled wine and spice. My eyes fly open. A snowglobe! Dainty and so misplaced in this bloodsoaked world, it steals my breath. I. Can't. Breathe! It sucks the air from my lungs. Slurps me into its diamond skin. Until I am inside. Safe once more... 

For those of you who don't know me.
I am a writer of speculative fiction. Which is essentially an umbrella term for anything non-existent. I love to blend science fiction and fantasy, and because I am a sucker for a good love story, my novels are generously seasoned with elements of romance. But I am not strictly speaking a romance writer.
And I love reading and get pretty much stuck into anything that grips my imagination, no matter the genre.