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75 word fiction
A chapter in the book Tales of our Times
Subterranean scholars
by zanya
Snow flurries swirled from a leaden sky. Nine- year- old Yanni laughed. His twelve- year- old brother, Ivan, pulled him along on the sled.
Yanni scratched the scar from the shrapnel, still red raw on his leg.
Reaching the stairs to the metro, Yanni slowly dismounted. Ivan slung the sled over his shoulder. He hesitated before descending the steps.
‘What’s up bro?’ Yanni asked.
‘What’s the point?’ Ivan muttered,’ just another day of dodging shrapnel?’
75 Words Flash Fiction contest entry
Snow flurries swirled from a leaden sky. Nine- year- old Yanni laughed. His twelve- year- old brother, Ivan, pulled him along on the sled.
Yanni scratched the scar from the shrapnel, still red raw on his leg.
Reaching the stairs to the metro, Yanni slowly dismounted. Ivan slung the sled over his shoulder. He hesitated before descending the steps.
‘What’s up bro?’ Yanni asked.
‘What’s the point?’ Ivan muttered,’ just another day of dodging shrapnel?’
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