Menu

Menu

Prompts

Contests

Stories

Blog

Directory

Contests

Magazine

FAQ

Vera Brook

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2022

Stories (1)

Comments

Library

1 Followers

0 Following

1 Story

21 karma pts

?

A Message for Una

Vera Brook

Submitted to Contest #130

It’s a lovely afternoon in July, midway through your secret road trip with Jarred, and the two of you are on the beach, lulled by the hot sun, the shimmering waves, the whispering dunes—you on your stomach, and him propped on one elbow next to you, on a thin white towel you lifted from the last motel—when the message arrives.You can’t miss it.It fills your vision, a priority signal to your retinal implant. It repeats on your wrist display, even though you put it in sleep mode. A sting of electricity to your arm, to make sure you’re awake and...

9 likes