Blow-up
"Confound it!"
I looked up in time to see smoke start to billow out profusely from Holmes' tests tubes. Then, there was an explosion, the sound glass breaking and small glass shards flying in every direction. I bolted up from where I was sitting at my desk to open the windows. A cry of pain came from the midst of the smoke and to my horror; Holmes came staggering out of the black cloud, clutching at his face.
"Holmes!" I cried, rushing over to him at once, "Let me see." I managed to pry off one of his hands and gasped. Holmes kept his eyes tightly shut but it was beneath his right that drew my gaze. A large shard of glass was embedded in Holmes' cheek just beneath the eye. Several other small pieces of glass, at least six I counted, were also embedded in his cheek.
Well, isn't that a pleasant spot to leave you guys hanging. At least it's Holmes this time and not Watson. Actually, it's always bound to be Holmes who gets hurt when something goes awry in his experiments (mostly). But hey, I updated, I told you the updates for this particular story would irregularly updated, pending inspiration and all that. Your suggestions help a lot, while I can't promise I won't use all of them I will keep them in consideration, meanwhile, keep them coming! I also wanna thank you guys for stickin' with the story for this long and for all your kind reviews, they keep me going. Usual disclaimers apply….