100

A short, short story every day. No more than 100 words. No less.

The Rules

Only one story per day.
Only 100 words per story.
No post-publication editing, save for spelling errors.
Sudden illness, lack of internet access and emergencies only temporarily excuse the author.

100 was created by Melissah Burt but is probably not an original idea. All work is protected under a BY-NC-SA 2.5 Creative Commons License.

The author accepts challenges, which can be submitted via this form.

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Mon Sep 10

Traitor’s Edge

Forever ago, Molly and I would go down to Traitor’s Edge. The name was Molly’s idea, but search me where it came from. For me, Traitor’s Edge was just a seaside cave carved into a cliff face.

Molly would drag me down there to watch the tide fill the cave. The time we missed it, she decided it would be fun to watch it come in from inside. I was scared; Molly didn’t tease me for leaving.

Now I never go there, and I can’t think of Traitor’s Edge without wishing I had stayed with her, waiting for the tide.