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Soothsayer
#100StoryChallenge — No21
Painted stars ran like a shower down her bare back. Her handmaidens had painstakingly drew each pointed star with their fingertips till she was a body of constellations.
They said the gods would not look at her even once if she did not decorate herself as if she were a piece of art.
And only when her eyes were opened by the gods would she be able to see the future that lay ahead for her anxious people.
As the night arrived, she waited in silence.
Her eyes glowed white for the Calling — but long moments passed.
No answer came.
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:
