‘Not both. You know that. Only Class 1 can do both.’
‘And we’re Class 2.’ Jason spat the words as if they tasted vile. ‘After all our devotion to -‘
‘We should consider ourselves lucky.’ Cindy settled a stern gaze upon him. ‘Class 3 don’t -‘
‘I suppose so.’ He put his arms around her. ‘Decision time, then.’
Cindy twisted away, speaking to the window. ‘I already have. The request has been sent.’
‘What? Without consulting me? Cindy, you know I wanted…’ Jason stood, mouth open, struggling to come to terms with the person she’d chosen to be. Young and beautiful forever. And childless.
In response to Matt’s Flash Fiction Foray, where the prompt this week was the song Young and Beautiful by Lana del Rey.
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Crikey! I had to read it a couple of times. Soon clever and dark. X
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Sorry, fell foul of predictve text, I meant to say, So clever! X
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Ah, those pesky predictions!
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Thanks, Yvonne. Yes, I thought it might not be too clear at first – 100 words is a challenge in more ways than one!
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Loved it! Very clever!
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Many thanks!
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Ooh, an intriguing glance into the dystopian and the slippery slope presented by eugenics. I particularly like the use of incomplete sentences to further the ambiguity and increase the tension.
Best wishes, Matt
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Thank you very much, Matt! I think it was playing with just 100 words that led to the cut off sentences – but sometimes it can work to one’s advantage.
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If you made that into a full length story (short story) I’d read it! Excellent 🙂
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Thanks, Alba – an excellent suggestion there. It was certainly cramming a lot into 100 words!
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i would second the suggestion about a full length story! this is so cleverly written and i would definitely love to read more x
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Thank you – I’ll have to add it my list of story ideas!
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So much said, so few words~ So glad you’ve been smitten by the flash fiction fever
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Thanks, Tammy! Yes, it makes a change from the slog of a novel. It’s good fun.
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Ooo! A sci-fi slant! Love sci-fi. Great job. Trouble is there’s only ever enough of this stuff to whet one’s whistle!
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Thanks for the comment! Yes, one always has to leave a lot to the reader’s imagination.
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