Starry Night

The 100 Word Challenge from Velvet Verbosity invites writers to tell a story in exactly 100 words based on a one word prompt. This week’s word is sleek

SuperMoon was down a flight of stairs from the sidewalk. The door opened to a wide hallway with a ceiling lit like a starry night.  

Jay stood inside facing the entrance. 

He had been the gatekeeper ever since the club opened. His custodian’s job paid the bills but every night except on Sundays, he was at the club. SuperMoon attracted a sleek, moneyed crowd partial to late nights, highballs and muted jazz.

Jay pulled at his shirt sleeves and patted his hair.  Tonight’s the night, he told himself. He opened the door, nodded hello and nothing was ever the same.