Every Monday, I post a piece of flash fiction--a story clocking in
at around 300 words. Each story can also be found on my deviantART page. Enjoy!
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Jealousy
can ruin a lot of things. It can destroy a friendship, or tear up a romance
from the inside out. If the jealousy is strong enough, it can even rip a hole
in a marriage, like a shard of glass slicing through your finger when you try
to clean it up.
But if
jealousy is a shard, envy is a sharpened knife, poised and ready for attack.
It was
the poor man who was envious of the prince—the man who was both rich and
handsome, loved and admired by al. The prince knew no hardships, not like the
poor man.
So the
poor man, who dabbled in magic, cast a spell on him. His beautiful features
turned green and slimy, his life destined to be spent in a swamp. He would be
unknown. He would be ugly. He would be miserable.
Mere days
later, the prince returned, a beautiful princess bride on his arm. The curse
was broken, his life now better than ever before.
The
poor man, meanwhile, remained poor and alone. Envy may be sharp, but a knife
slips easily. More often than not, it only injures the user.
~~
Until later,
- Justyne
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