Prompt: Sounds
Card: 8 of Coins from The Art of Adventure Tarot
Every day at 7:00pm sharp, Sam waits for the machines to get loud.
Migraine pounding loud.
Clank
Whistle
Screech
Being an overworked robot means Sam never leaves the factory, ever. The only way to get some peace and quiet is to force the obnoxious workers into clocking out early so he deliberately skips applying oil to his gears at his last break. When the sounds grow, the workshop becomes a sound prison and humans clear out of the factory quicker than hummingbirds.
Finally alone, Sam swaps his wrench for a watering can and does what he loves most... gardening.
A Six Word Story inspired by the prompt and card:
“His gears were dry and talkative.”