The Floating Giveaway ~ Flash Fiction

Here's the flash fiction I wrote for Lauren DeStefano's Floating Giveaway. You can enter to win an ARC of her upcoming book, Perfect Ruin, the first book in her new series, The Internment Chronicles.

Flash Fiction

I stood at the precipice and watched the setting sun paint the sky with warmth. A flock of birds wheeled in perfect arc, the pink clouds in contrast with the indigo sky. I’ve always wondered how it is to fly.

I heard footsteps coming towards me. Footsteps so familiar.

"Aya..."

Closing my eyes in pain and regret, I slowly turned around to face him. I stared at his once beloved face and he looked at me pleadingly.

I shook my head. "Enough is enough."

I turned back around to face the endless sky and leaped.