“Why is Seaman Foster still up on the forward deck? I ordered him below two minutes ago.”
“I don’t know sir. I relayed your order. Everyone else got below and...”
“Captain! The destroyer is bringing her main gun to bear!”
“Foster had his chance. Close the hatch. Dive, dive, dive!”
This is an entry in @jayna’s #fiftywords challenge:
@jayna/fifty-word-round-up-and-new-prompt
The prompt word was hatch.
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