Melissa Matury

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“8 Minutes” by Melissa Matury

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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Melissa Matury is fifty, which means she’s at least halfway dead. The other half writes wicked stories, runs long distances, and respects the Oxford comma.