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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Wed Sep 26

The Raja’s Concubine

Go quietly to her room. Knock three times on the door – one, two, pause, then three, as you agreed – and wait. Be patient: she will come. She is no liar.

Hear the whisper of her heavy silk skirts; bare feet against the ground. Hear the silvery laughter of the bells around her ankles. Hear her open the door. See her face, that dusky, cinnamon shade, and her dark eyes. Smell her (all gardenias and myrrh, all lust) and sigh.

Kiss her now, with urgency, for your sake. Her Master returns. She loves you, but she is no liar.