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.

Interested in the process? Check out melissah.net | Writing every Sunday for author commentary and your opportunity to offer opinions and feedback.

Fri Oct 12

The Goodbye

‘I’ll give you a minute,’ said the woman in white. She left the room.

Claire put her head down on the  steel bench. It smelt like hospital grade disinfectant and was cold enough to hurt her ear, but it was worth it to be close to him. Her cat. Her best friend.

His grey fur was a matted mess along his back, where he could no longer groom himself, and his eyes were sinking back in his head.

‘Smokey?’ she whispered. He was unresponsive. He had already given up.

She reached out and placed her hand on his tiny paw.