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Fired

February 15, 2022 9 Comments

By Laura Okkema

Sharon had believed in the job, never questioned it—until that day…

She handed the iPad to the new guy.

He laughed. “No papyrus scroll?”

Sharon rolled her eyes. “This is the schedule—careful, it fluctuates. You can sort by date, likelihood, cause, or search for people.”

“What got you fired?”

“I…interfered.”

He frowned. “Why?”

Sharon sighed. “There was a boy. Street kid, played guitar. Had a pet mouse. I was supposed to take his pet, but…”

New guy laughed. “You lost your job over a mouse?”

Sharon passed him the robe and scythe. “Better the job than my soul.”

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Comments

  1. Kevin says

    February 15, 2022 at 8:44 am

    Great story with a stunning twist. Kudos

    Reply
  2. Cathy Cade says

    February 15, 2022 at 8:52 am

    Took me a moment… Nice one.
    Shades of Pratchett.

    Reply
  3. A.M. McKnight says

    February 15, 2022 at 9:14 am

    Great ending twist.

    Reply
  4. Meghashri Dalvi says

    February 15, 2022 at 9:26 am

    Amazing!

    Reply
  5. Scott Brian Blanke says

    February 15, 2022 at 9:33 am

    I enjoyed it. Nice twist

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  6. Yolanda says

    February 16, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    What a great twist!

    Reply
  7. Ekta Garg says

    February 21, 2022 at 9:57 am

    Love this! When I got to the end, I went back and read it again immediately. Well done!

    Reply
  8. Nancy Rule says

    February 23, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Loved it!

    Reply
  9. J Sagar says

    February 25, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    Great job on the twist!

    Reply

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