MICROFICTION|DRABBLE |DAY 108 OF 366|APR17
The Prodigal Returns
D day Doris decided
The random word for today is NIGHT.
A Drabble is a work of fiction told in 100 words.
You might call it a prodigal son moment, but there was no father to receive Awashima, and there wasn't even a home to return to. None.
But as she crept out of that room that reeked of all body fluids and all her bad decisions, she was confident that she would never come back. Not even in a box. Never.
Many nights had found her contemplating escape, even after settling her debts with her pimp.
Yet, she remained torn between the familiarity of habit and the fear of navigating a world where her body doesn't have to serve as currency.
You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both- Anonymous.
If you live your life by fear, you will never fully know freedom or breakthrough — J.D. Fisher.
This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner.
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