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Melissa Matury

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2022

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8 Minutes

Submitted to Contest #232

8 Minutes You can’t. You promised. You swore never to destroy — That’s not what I promised. You twist my words. He vanished into the vapors. Left us alone. My center became white-hot magma. Feelings inside oozed, burned. Cauterized. My comrades turned to me for answers. Is it true? Do they know? How will they survive? Can we help? What should we do? I held my breath. I let panic run through the woods and stop in the desert. The moment before chaos, I spoke. It’s true and they have no idea. They won’t know for another 8 m...

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