Square Drabble

[garnigal]

The oddest things trigger drabbles. For instance, did you know a square has a larger area than any other quadrilateral with the same perimeter? (Wikipedia)

The Watcher was terribly organized. He’d plotted and planned her route, ensuring that she checked every suspicious spot once a week - every cemetery, forest and dell in the county, four a night, an hour each.

He found her at dawn. It appeared she’d been leaving the Catholic cemetery, quiet square of land outside of town. He’d trained her well; he assumed she’d been surprised and outnumbered.

Examining his maps the next week, he finally saw the flaw in his plan. He’d wonder ever after if his lack of consideration to area as well as perimeter had left her vulnerable.

Comments

[jemaba.livejournal.com]

Sad. :( But good.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. For some reason, this one didn't want to cooperate, so I'm glad it eventually turned out.

[whatawookie.livejournal.com]

Ah, but what shape has the highest surface area per volume?

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

a sphere? Just because I used a geeky bit here doesn't mean I actually know anything, you realize.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

This is so sad because it seems to me the biggest problem was he didn't much care about his charge. Very nicely done.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad that lack of caring came through - I was afraid I'd cut all that out.

[jerusha]

Sad, but good.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thank you.