By Dave Rees
“Why?” The chief administrator narrowed his eyes at Karl.
“Not enough time with my family, sir.”
“You live just 10 minutes away.” The administrator leaned back, arms folded, studying Karl.
“I’m more skilled in the field, sir,” he mumbled, a sweat bead rolling down his back.
The administrator stared silently. Then he rose, snatched a document from his desk. “We’ve many replacements eager to join us.” He signed and stamped. “Go—out of my sight. You leave in two days.”
Karl breathed. He hastily remembered to salute, “Heil Hitler.”
The administrator filed the document, entitled: K. Schmidt, SS Guard, Auschwitz. Reassigned.
Chilling.
A cool, slow build up to a stunning last line.
Amazing how much you fit into 101 words! Superb
What a chilling and powerful story!
Great idea for a story
Thank you for the feedback. It’s given me lots of confidence to keep writing.
Well done – would love to read more from this writer 🙂
Quite the shocker at the end
Well done! As others have stated, I did not see that last sentence coming. Thank you for sharing your gift.