Wes B

Author on Reedsy Prompts since May, 2021

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“Guilty” by Wes B

Submitted to Contest #101

Content warning: death/ dying, an infant in distress - Four-month-old baby in critical condition By Sylvester D’souza, Staff Reporter  BOMBAY — Four-month-old Isla Pereira was admitted unconscious to the intensive care ward of Malad's Agnes Pediatric Hospital early Friday morning.  “It's too early to say what happened,” said Sub-Inspector P. Souza, head of the task force assigned to the case. “The parents were both hysterical when we arrived at their home because they thought the baby was dead. I discovered she was still breat...

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“Acquiescence” by Wes B

Submitted to Contest #97

They stand in the dark, holding hands and looking out the tall picture window. The moon is a sliver tonight and the blackness clings to the palace walls like fresh tar. For a long time neither of them says a word; this is not yet the fraught silence of lovers at war. “It’s time,” says the prince suddenly.  The princess squeezes his hand and pulls him closer. “What if I’m not ready yet?” “It is time,” the prince says again and pulls away.  The princess watches him recede and already she knows she will acquiesce.  ...

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