| General Fiction posted April 16, 2019 |
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Because, sometimes, the 'saving' is a two-way street...
My Three Musketeers
by Y. M. Roger
It was almost midnight, and I was exhausted. Rounding a sharp curve, I noticed a dead animal. As I passed, six pin-pricks of light appeared over the top of the body.
Every work-centered instinct told me to keep going – I still had work to finish at home. Alone.
Pulling over, I walked back to the dead calico – her three kittens watching me from behind her.
I sighed, took off my blazer, and wrapped the needle-clawed bandits in it.
Next morning, the vet just smiled and handed the trio back to me saying, “Athos, Parthos, and Aramis are ready … dad!”
100 Word Flash Fiction writing prompt entry
It was almost midnight, and I was exhausted. Rounding a sharp curve, I noticed a dead animal. As I passed, six pin-pricks of light appeared over the top of the body.
Every work-centered instinct told me to keep going – I still had work to finish at home. Alone.
Pulling over, I walked back to the dead calico – her three kittens watching me from behind her.
I sighed, took off my blazer, and wrapped the needle-clawed bandits in it.
Next morning, the vet just smiled and handed the trio back to me saying, “Athos, Parthos, and Aramis are ready … dad!”
Every work-centered instinct told me to keep going – I still had work to finish at home. Alone.
Pulling over, I walked back to the dead calico – her three kittens watching me from behind her.
I sighed, took off my blazer, and wrapped the needle-clawed bandits in it.
Next morning, the vet just smiled and handed the trio back to me saying, “Athos, Parthos, and Aramis are ready … dad!”
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Writing Prompt Write a flash fiction story. 100 words exactly. Title not included in count. |
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