Harmless_A Lucky Encounter_Just Say Yes_Born Z
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Harmless
Harmless is the most dangerous word going. I know that now. The problem is that we don’t think!If an alien came down and examined one of us they would see all of our potential. They would marvel at the walking miracles that we undoubtedly are. Then they would conclude that we were a danger to ourselves and everything we encounter because we wilfully squander our potential and live a life of ignorance and instant gratification. We want it all and we want it now, regardless of how that pans out. Regardless of the cost.If our pet breaks into the cupboard where we store its food and eats a month’s...
A Lucky Encounter
Alex studied her face in the mirror above the bar and sighed inwardly. Taking herself out for New Year’s Eve had not, after all, been a roaring success. New to Chicago, she had forced herself out the door, telling herself she would be glad later to have done so. She wasn’t looking to meet anyone, or party. She just wanted to experience the buzz of a new city on a big night as a fly on the wall, enjoying the spectacle.Normally this would work. Alex was good at flying solo. She liked being with friends, but she also liked being on her own, soaking up new environments with quiet delight. She freq...
Just Say Yes
“Will you marry me?”“Oh, God. It’s beautiful.”“Just say yes, and I’ll make you so happy.”One Mississippi. It’s a heart-shaped diamond, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so stunning or expensive up close before. “Are you surprised?”“I think I need to sit down.”Two Mississippi. Yes, I’m surprised. We’re only eighteen and nineteen and six months out of high school. Right now though, I’m mostly cold. I wish you wouldn’t insist I wear skirts all the time. My knees are freezing. We sit down on a park bench under a street light. Every word brings a cloud of steam in the cold night. “You love ...
Born Z
My name is Zeva. And I am reminded of it every day.*At the superstore, the cashier scans through my allowance and double-takes the chocolate that I put in a special request for. She bounces it up and down to feel its weight. It’s a 500g bar, barely weighing anything. It’s nothing compared to the others’ shopping, but it’s everything to me. My heart almost stops when she pushes my chocolate aside without scanning it and totals the rest of my bill.“That’ll be 42,” she says with a straight steady stare. Her face is hard, with dark eyebrows in a fuzzy line across her forehead. My mouth feels dry.“...