Two Brief Flashes
By lemonslice
“We don’t have what you’re looking for.”
“Really?”
“Positive.”
“Check again, please?”
“Why?”
“Mistakes are easy to make.”
“Not really.”
“Everyone makes mistakes.”
“Not me.”
“Look, it’s freezing here. I need my package.”
“I told you: it’s not here.”
“Remind me why you’re never wrong, please.”
“I’m programmed that way.”
***
He won’t be himself after sunrise. Four walls and loud chanting reminds him of his prison, bound by emotional shackles. His heart still aches for his daughter, and no Transformation will ever change that.
“Any last words?” asks his captor.
“I still love you.”
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