Monday 6 January 2014

100 Words

I recently submitted this piece for a 100 word short story competition. It didn't get accepted but I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.


Pain, confusion, fog.
He feels them so acutely he wonders if it will ever end.

A jolt.
Someone is leading him by the hand to a room. The room is white, so very white. This can’t be real! He hears the echo of those sickening words again “There’s been a terrible accident”. “No!” he screams, though he makes no sound.

Devoid of sensation now he turns around. The clouds part, the sun shines through. He is lifted upwards, the fog dissipating. A lightness of body, mind and soul surrounds him. No more pain, just happiness, contentment, love.
He is home.



*image courtesy of www.theguardian.com

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