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A Matter of Justice by michaelcahill
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"The DNA results are in, Linda."
 
"It's a little late, don't ya think?"
 
"Yeah, still, the truth is the truth."
 
"So… "
 
"It wasn't him."
 
"Christ, John, we executed him."
 
"Jurisprudence at its finest."
 
"Well… is there a match?"
 
"Randal T Rutherford."
 
"He sat there and cursed him as he breathed his last."
 
"Yeah, well so did we."
 
"Hell, John, that's a rotten thing to say. We didn't know."
 
"Yeah. Well, he said he was innocent. What did we do to look into one word of his allegations? He said Randal did it… from day one. Christ!"
 
"We killed him."
 
"Yep."


 


Writing Prompt
Take flash fiction to the extreme. Can you tell a complete story in just 100 words. If so, this is your opportunity to shine. The story can be about any subject you wish, creative approaches are of course encouraged. All stories must have the following: Main Character, Setting, Conflict, Resolution.
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Word count 100, Fanstory count 102, fingers say 100

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