Annsley Smoak

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“Blue Eyes in A World of Gray” by Annsley Smoak

Submitted to Contest #290

Jacen walked along the sidewalk with the same unhurried tread as always. What was there to hurry for? The Ministry was not going to reward him for arriving early, would not give him an extra point or two on the Social Score monitor that was pinned over his heart. Even the Superintendent would not notice if he were early. The Ministry doors unlocked at eight o’clock sharp every morning, and no attention was paid to those who arrived before the clock struck that exact time. The Superintendent would only take notice if he was late – well, he wo...

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“What hath night to do with sleep?” ― John Milton, Paradise Lost Story of my life. My Fiction Blog is LiterNature.wordpress.com.