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I stood by the platform waiting for my train, my mask tight against my face. A man jeered at me, his lips twisted in a cruel grimace. I moved back.
“I have something for you,” he smiled as he spat. I felt his wet spittle on my exposed skin. I screamed, frantically searching for a tissue to erase death from my face.
Onlookers stared, their hearts bound by fear as their masks sagged. He wiped his mouth, licking his cruel lips. Tears streamed from my eyes. I vowed to fight this virus; killers mustn’t win.
The above is my entry for Charli Mill’s flash fiction challenge – May 14, 2020, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story that answers the question, “What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you are in absolute danger?” Go where the prompt leads!
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Gosh Marjorie everyone’s new fear! Gripping 💜🌹
I heard this is happening. So frightening. 🙁
It is very frightening 🌹
That’s a chilling modern horror story, Marje! A new weapon emerges for the deranged.
Sadly it has happened. People truly are deranged. 🙁
Nice piece !
Pls check out mine too
https://themysticwagon.wordpress.com/2020/06/29/the-ray-of-light/