Fiction
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Two Flash Fictions
1. The End Of The Affair.
"I told you we weren't meant for each other."
"How could you say such a thing?" The finality of her expression brought him to the edge of tears. "You're beautiful, I'm brilliant. We can't stand to be apart and everyone loves us together!"
She threw a glance over her shoulder as her bedroom door creaked. "Not everyone."
She put both hands to the top of the window sash and jerked it down. It barely missed his fingers as he allowed himself to fall the eighteen feet to the street below.
2. Policy Decision.
"Behold!" He spread his hands.
I burst into applause. "Jolly well done!"
He smiled, obviously pleased with Himself. "Yes, rather. The last batch were so long ago, I wasn't sure I remembered how."
Yet even when the winds of His power had quieted, the bipeds continued to scatter about the Garden. The animals fled them as if gripped by fear. Had this been part of His intention?
"Lord, was this the way you wanted it?"
His eyebrows rose. "Oh, didn't I mention? This lot will need room to grow, so I gave them the ability to move about on their own. No restrictions."
"But... but soon they'll be everywhere!"
He nodded and cast a fond eye over His newest creatures. "Afraid so, Michael. Made in My image, just like you and yours. But you'll keep a good eye on them for Me, won't you?"
"Uh, yes, Lord."
Bother!
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