Five Sentence Fiction!
Thanks to Lillie McFerrin's marvelous Five Sentence Fiction challenge - this week, writer's choice - I've decided to take the plunge with the following writing prompt:
POISON
Only three words were uttered - nothing more. I could not have anticipated the response it elicited. How was I to know the bruise was so raw, lingering just beneath the surface, still throbbing from an injury I never saw delivered?
"Company policy requires...."
Bile hardened her features and sharpened her tongue, as she unleashed a tsunami of resentment on me.
Do you participate in Five Sentence Fiction? You should!
