Puzzler

Logan stood alone at the fireplace.  The air was filled with apprehension.  Reluctantly, he attempted to complete a jigsaw puzzle, his favorite pastime, but his thoughts were being occupied elsewhere.  Every few seconds he threw a nervous glance at the grate.

"It's not like a spider is going to jump out of the chin-in-ee and eat me," he said reassuringly, his eyes glued to the fireplace, as he placed a puzzle piece into a potted plant.

- 16 September 2013