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Terminus Est by Shyrka
“This is a child’s ticket, Sir.” The conductor’s expression says it all. I am undone. “Whose is this really?”
“M-my daughter’s,” I stammer. “I had to! She… she’s only six!”
His expression softens. My heart flips. I wait, breathless.
A curt nod. “Right you are, Sir.”
I breathe again as we thunder into the soot-dark tunnel. I wonder if it will hurt?
“End of the line!” he calls, turning away. “This train terminates here!”
“This is a child’s ticket, Sir.” The conductor’s expression says it all. I am undone. “Whose is this really?”
“M-my daughter’s,” I stammer. “I had to! She… she’s only six!”
His expression softens. My heart flips. I wait, breathless.
A curt nod. “Right you are, Sir.”
I breathe again as we thunder into the soot-dark tunnel. I wonder if it will hurt?
“End of the line!” he calls, turning away. “This train terminates here!”
Of Things Unknown by TheDustyZebra
Once, we caged them here for our amusement. Their living spaces were cramped, certainly, but we protected them and learned from them. And they gave us a great show.
Now, many of us protest this practice. We come to an agreement, as a people: they should not have to be our entertainment, living these closed, hardscrabble lives. We remove the lids from their skyscrapers.
“Go, little humans, fly free.”
But it seems they’ve forgotten how.
Once, we caged them here for our amusement. Their living spaces were cramped, certainly, but we protected them and learned from them. And they gave us a great show.
Now, many of us protest this practice. We come to an agreement, as a people: they should not have to be our entertainment, living these closed, hardscrabble lives. We remove the lids from their skyscrapers.
“Go, little humans, fly free.”
But it seems they’ve forgotten how.
The usual rules apply:
Any member of the Chrons can cast a vote
Each member may cast one vote only
You may not vote for yourself
The winner of the poll will choose the theme and genre for May
The poll will close at 11:59pm GMT on May 30 2017
Please note -- this is an open poll. Everyone will be able to see which story you voted for.
This thread is to be used for voting only. Please keep comments on the stories for the Discussion thread. Any comments posted here will be removed.
