#TuesdayTales Flash Fiction
100 words
Secret Word: Lunacy--any form of insanity, foolish act, or a psychiatric condition
Picture, above
My Entry: The Journey Part 3
Part 1 | Part 2
The Bright sank into the rubbled distance. Hazardous broken pavement forced caution. Energy and water almost gone, an injury would end her. Jessa picked her way, soft-soled boots silent. Ravagers might be anywhere.
Rustling along the fence froze her, flattened, listening. Minutes later it came again, close by. In the halflight she could just see it, caught in the rusting grid. Could it be? She'd only seen pictures, but she was almost certain.
She slithered over, fearing a trap. It was lunacy, but she wanted it. Dry and brown, but evidence of growth, life.
Huddled, she reached for the leaf...
100 words
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