Stages – A Flash Fiction

Your lover twists silk around your wrists, pulls it taut. The soft, unyielding resistance is numbing your hands.”It’s a little-” you say before your lover presses a sweat-salted finger against your lip.”Stage one,” your lover says. Your heart races, pumping love and trust and fear.Then your ankles – not soft silk, but the cold clank of steel handcuffs, metal edges biting your skin.”I-” you say. Your lover’s silencing hand is a stinging slap.”Stage two,” your lover says. Your heart races, pumping love and fear.”Stage three,” your lover whispers, drawing the knife.Your heart races.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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