50 WORD MICROFICTION

A Race to the Finish

Thrifty words challenge #9: Greed

Rob Eggers
The Bad Influence

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Photo by Dee @ Copper and Wild on Unsplash

Max accelerated his eating, focusing only on the action of chew and swallow. It was a race to the finish.

Next to him, Jake took small considered bites. If there was a race he was not participating.

Pushing Jake the puppy aside, Max the older dog dived into his winnings.

My thanks to Jonica Bradley for the prompt.

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