Something Useful for 2017 - Exercise No. 26

This month's writing exercise is intended to set your creative cogs whirring.

You're at home on your own. It's dusk and you're settling down with a hot drink.

As far as you're concerned you won't be going out and you certainly aren't expecting a visitor.

There's a knock on your front door, a quiet, hesitant knock.

You put down your drink and stand up.

There's a second knock, this time heavy and insistent - knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

When you get to the door, you put the chain on and gingerly open it.

There's nobody there but as you look down, you see a cardboard box has been left on your doorstep.

You take off the chain, cautiously open the door and peer out.

There's nobody around. You step outside and examine the box.

It's sealed but there's no address, label or writing on it.

What do you do? Do you open it on your doorstep? Do you carry it inside? Do you ignore it and  close the door?

If you do open it, what's inside?

I'd love to hear what this inspires you to write.