Unrequired Bravery

Flash fiction is the type of fiction that happens in a flash. In no more than a thousand words a story is told. Short enough to read in a coffee break, long enough to justify ignoring your fellow coffee hounds. 

Unrequired Bravery 

You know the situation, it's the early hours of the morning, in the middle of winter, and you've just been woken up by strange noises. Do you go and investigate or stay quiet under the duvet?

It's even worse when you're the only one home. 

Times a ticking, what's your decision?