It's time for Five Sentence Fiction, hosted by Lillie McFerrin. Each week, a prompt is provided, and you have to pack a punch in a mere five sentences that are inspired by that prompt. The prompt for this week is WHISPER.
For those who haven't read my previous installments, you can find the entire story on this PAGE.
Unchained
Chapter
22: Whispers
in the Night
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Myrandia’s request might have been simple
were she anyone with a less murderous past: free passage to a distant world
where she could have a few genetic alterations done. These alterations would give her a new
identity so she could avoid being captured by law enforcement in the future,
and the purple fever caused by her ex-husband’s purple stones would, in theory,
lose the ability to record her activities, buying her the freedom she craved.
Late during the first night of the
journey, Ylana leaned against Nara’s bed, conscious about how total the
darkness felt when she considered the woman who now occupied what was once her
room. “I’m glad I’m sleeping in here
with you,” Ylana whispered, “because I definitely don’t trust her.”
Nara, who was lying in bed, leaned over
and whispered in Ylana’s ear, “I’m glad you’re here too, because with all the
shadowy things we’ve been dealing with lately, it’s nice to have a little
brightness.”
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Whisper and light, a game of shadows? And what a saga! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery mysterious and yet childlike in its dealings of whispers between the characters.
ReplyDeleteLovely imagery!
ReplyDeleteI love a story with interesting female characters. This could almost be a parable about a woman trying to get away from an abusive husband and the woman who helps her.
ReplyDeleteThis hints at so much more. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is great. Is this from a longer piece of fiction that you're writing?
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a story!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering too if it were a hint at more. Great piece and great potential to expand.
ReplyDeleteI love the cute dialogue between the two; their trust and need of each other does bring light relief from all what they've been through. x
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