Thursday, January 25, 2018

Flash Fiction - Find it...

Flash Fiction: A piece of fiction that is extremely brief, usually less than a few hundred words
The Challenge: Write a piece in 100 words or less using the prompt…
The Prompt: You must find it before the others do

Daisha crept through the darkness. Shadows loomed before her as the chanting outside the hut grew louder.

“My child, you came.” The drums echoed through the stillness, nearly drowning out the wheezy voice. “Come closer, child. I must tell you…”

Daisha knelt next to the bed and took the old woman’s claw-like hand in her own. “Gran, save your strength. You’ll get better. You must.”

The straw rustled as she shook her head. “Nay. The future lies with you, child. You must find it before the others do…”

“Find what, Gran?”

The rattling breaths tore through her chest.

“Gran?”

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