Henry looked at the rotating blades of the fan with a child-like wonder and remarked, “This fan is like the wheel of time, isn’t it?”
Jim continued doing his work and replied, “In some ways, yes. The movement of the fan signifies the passage of time.”
Henry kept staring at the fan as if transfixed, and said, “And just like us, the fan gets older, and slower, as the wheel of time turns.”
Jim chewed over that thought for a bit, and then said, “But there’s one crucial difference.”
“What’s that?” asked Henry, even though he knew the answer.
“The wheel of time is perpetually in motion, it never stops, but this fan does, as it has just done.” Jim replied in a grave tone.
“Aah, so it’s time then….” Henry said in a resigned manner.
Jim held out his hand, and said, “Yes, the rope is ready, and so is the suicide note. You just need to sign it, and then we can hang you by this fan and be done with our assignment.”
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Written as a part of Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers hosted by Priceless Joy. The objective is to write a story in 175 words or less, based on the weekly photo prompt. This week’s photo has been contributed by Yarnspinnerr, who, like the narrator of my story, seems to have something of an obsession with fans 🙂
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Wow Anurag – you quit your job to be a full time writer? Awesome – I certainly wish you luck.
Thank you so much Kalpana. Taking life one day, one moment at a time 🙂
Woah! Dude you shouldn’t surprise people with an ending like that!😅
Ha ha ha. Sorry? 🙂
Not at all! I thoroughly enjoyed the story! 🤘
Love stories with a surprise ending. Good job Anurag!
Thank you so much Radhika
Perfect flash AB. 🙂
All the best in all your endeavors.
Thank you so much YS
Such a lovely philosophical set-up before the more chilling denouement. You are great at putting those twists in.
Thank you so much Sarah Ann
Haha! And here I was thinking that you’d have stopped killing people 😀
I never kill people, the story does 🙂
The ending is all the more chilling thanks to the casual way they spoke to each other. Cleverly done.
My FriFic tale is called Solace!
Thank you so much Keith.
I didn’t expect the twist at the ending. Well done.
Thank you so much
Such a great ending. Wonderful story.
Thank you so much Lisa
Sorry, but I don’t get the ending. His assignment was to help the other guy commit suicide?
Nope, he was an assassin, and was making preparations for killing the guy and making it look like a suicide
Oh! Thank you for explaining it to me! Great story!
Thank you so much PJ, sorry for the confusion 🙂
It’s not your fault that I didn’t understand.