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Friday 8 September 2017

Letter Bomb - Conflicted

Flash Fiction / Micro Fiction
Length - 100 words each

Two pieces written for the competition theme 'Ticking'.

* 'Letter Bomb' finished 1st place in the competition! :) It was first published 08/09/2017 on the competition result page at this address - http://bit.ly/2vSX2pV

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Letter Bomb

You arrive home to a package. It's ticking, and it's signed by your crazy ex. Do you open it?

(Read your choice backwards.)

No.

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Yes.

Cared they know you time this least at, hey. Detonator remote the blow they before see you thing last the is face crazy ex's your. Bushes the in movement there's. 'You love I' reads clock ornamental engraved an.

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Conflicted

There's a clock on the wall drowning out my heartbeat. In a way that clock is my heartbeat. It holds the same power.

That power is life or death. Without treatment I'll die for sure, but the operation is supposedly very risky. It means no one can truly tell me if I should be scared or excited. I'm conflicted. Meanwhile the clock keeps ticking.

My parents have left, taking their mindless prattle with them. All I have to distract myself now is that clock. To give in and count the seconds.

But I can't. Because I'm unsure of which direction. 

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