StoryVerse〔07z〕
Tricked
You snatch the coin away. No, wait, it’s still there. You try again. Your hand goes through the coin. It’s a hologram. A trick.
Suddenly, the light comes on from somewhere, flooding the room. You see that you’re in a cage, surrounded by people in white coats. They’re speaking in that language you no longer know. But you don’t need to, in order to understand your situation. You’ve seen enough movies.
The government has found you.
You’re as good as dead.
Andrei is a memoirist and short story writer whose work has appeared in numerous places online. On Substack, he writes Practice Space, a literary newsletter.
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Good as undead dead!