the last sunset

by p.lauré

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Looking up at the full moon appearing in the sky, she knew that this would be her last sunset.

Fairlee was her name. Her mother named her this because it means from the yellow meadow, this was appropriate because they lived among a prairie. She always would run outside and hide within the tall grasses and watch the stars.
Tonight, she laid down to watch the sun slowly drift away to nothing.

She couldn’t let herself count down the seconds but the watch secured to her wrist wouldn’t stop beeping, counting down the seconds in its own language. As soon as it would get to the last beep it would go off and her body would lay in the yellow meadow, where she is meant to be.

Of course she was not the one who had made the watch attached to her wrist. After going on a blind date, the boy gave her a “present” and asked to “fasten” it on for her. Boy did she regret going out with him now. Days went by as she attempted to get it off. No such luck. Now she lay dead after the poisonous venom flowed into her bloods.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. the last sunset

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ooh, disturbing. The whole thing has this nice, languid feel to it, like nothing is really out of place. I was imagining an old woman, content with life and laying down to die in a familiar place from her childhood. And then, oops, evil blind date boy! Exciting stuff.

  2. the last sunset

    paper flowers' Buddy Icon paper flowers

    Posted 7 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    THX said exactly what I was thinking. Awesome ficlet!
    LoA

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