Michael Hartley

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“Flickering Desire” by Michael Hartley

Submitted to Contest #217

Cuthbert knelt by her bed and looped the bandage three times. She winced as it tightened around her swollen ankle. “Sorry,” he mumbled, not meeting her eye. “No, it’s fine. I’m glad one of us knows what we’re doing.” He nodded, still not looking up as he focussed on his task. Outside the tent, the cicadas fizzed their nightly chorus and off in the distance, a lion roared. She wondered what that roar meant. Had they made a kill? Would they still be looking for one? She shivered, and not just because of the cold night air from the savann...

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