Numbers – A Flash Fiction

Andromeda: Textile MacroFifteen threads. Fifteen bright timelines stretching into the when.Fourteen. One disappears: a woman slips on the sidewalk. He hears the crack of bone, her sharp intake of breath before the scream, and ignores it. Thirteen to seven in a heartbeat. He misses the causes; they could be a butterfly’s wing flapping.His original timeline is brightening. Probabilities collapse; he shoves through the crowd. Five. Four.He won’t be scared this time.Two threads.”John?” She is there, confused. He’d just left. He doesn’t know what will happen when the timelines switch.”I love you,” he says, and kisses her.Please note that the 100 Word Story Podcast is changing URLS to https://oneadayuntilthedayidie.com/!Based around Laurence Simon’s weekly challenge for the 100 word-stories podcast. The player above should have the audio for this week; if it doesn’t, you can find the audio here to download.
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