15 + 15 points
Microfiction by Cthulhu Kitty, rongo rongo
May 3rd, 2007 2:22 PM
First, thanks to Rongo Rongo for her one quick edit of my first draft! - It made a huge difference.
If you're interested in the inspiration for this story, check out my Confession
At exactly 199 words, here is "Free Fall."
Sarah looked down and dutifully counted her fingers. Five. She closed her eyes, tightly held her nose and attempted to breath through it. When she opened her eyes, there was a boy standing in front of her.
"What are you doing?" He looked down at her with a slight sneer.
"Uhm. It's called a reality test. It's for a g... a class I'm taking. It tells you whether you're awake or dreaming."
He let out a short laugh and then crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Well? What's the verdict? Am I real or just part of your dream?"
"Oh. You're real."
"That's a relief." He rolled his eyes and walked away.
Sitting in her math class, she began her tests again. She looked at her hand. Six fingers! She shook it and it began to blur – five fingers, six. Five fingers, six. She stood up and walked to the window. Her third story school room was now towering over the city below. She opened the window and looked down at her hands one last time. She envisioned the fingers becoming feathers, her arms wings. Someone screamed. Oblivious to the panic beginning around her, she jumped.
If you're interested in the inspiration for this story, check out my Confession
At exactly 199 words, here is "Free Fall."
Sarah looked down and dutifully counted her fingers. Five. She closed her eyes, tightly held her nose and attempted to breath through it. When she opened her eyes, there was a boy standing in front of her.
"What are you doing?" He looked down at her with a slight sneer.
"Uhm. It's called a reality test. It's for a g... a class I'm taking. It tells you whether you're awake or dreaming."
He let out a short laugh and then crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Well? What's the verdict? Am I real or just part of your dream?"
"Oh. You're real."
"That's a relief." He rolled his eyes and walked away.
Sitting in her math class, she began her tests again. She looked at her hand. Six fingers! She shook it and it began to blur – five fingers, six. Five fingers, six. She stood up and walked to the window. Her third story school room was now towering over the city below. She opened the window and looked down at her hands one last time. She envisioned the fingers becoming feathers, her arms wings. Someone screamed. Oblivious to the panic beginning around her, she jumped.
