Microdosing - 60mg of Betrayal
Prompt: Betrayal
Our prompt for today is BETRAYAL!
Write a story in 60 words!
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It was all in those tiny betrayals.
“I’ll be there!” you promised, yet I couldn’t find you in the crowd.
“Tomorrow will be our day, just you and me, okay?” But then the work call came—it always did.
The forgotten birthdays. Missed milestones and achievements. Every single betrayal widened the chasm between us.
Why dad? Why did you betray your little princess so much?
@Miguel S. , my 60 mg of betrayal @Miguel S.
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He's sitting by the sea. His gaze is almost absent. His head down, his back hunched, and a tear trickling down every now and then, leaving little holes in the sand. I imagine it's a lost man, someone who lost his way a long time ago. Men who have long since left their dreams behind turn themselves into little tears.
After Fido's heart failed, the vet made a house call.
"There is no hope. If you don't intervene, he will suffer."
I cuddled him, as he looked up at me, his brown eyes full of trust. As he felt the needle, his eyes filled with confused betrayal as he died. It was the right decision, but I'll never forgive myself.