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A Firebird Kind of Girl
#100StoryChallenge — No91
Rissa knew the costs before she sold her soul to the devil.
“They’ll just burn me like a witch if I stay here,” she told him after he asked why she had summoned him.
“Don’t burn like a witch then. Burn like a firebird.”
Her eyes narrowed. “How?”
A feral smile came to his lips. “You have much to learn. It would be a shame to see you sputter out.”
“So you’ll help me?”
“Help? You’re doing me a favor. I was so bored.”
Rissa didn’t know if to believe him, but she followed anyway. What choice did she have?
This is a part of my endeavor to go back to writing tighter fiction with more stringent word counts. It’s just one attempt at the 100 Story Challenge because I thought it would be a good exercise to do to keep my imagination sharp. We’ll see how it goes.
For longer fiction, you may enjoy my stories linked below:
