Many thanks for reading and leaving a comment. I'm happy you enjoyed the story. I spent a lot of time thinking about truth. What is truth? Is there an ultimate truth? Can it be found? Should it be revealed? Etc. I wrote a science fiction story in the end. People set out to find the truth and don't find what they expected to find. There are many truths. And sometimes a truth is just a belief.
Bonfire
“Otis, tell me, what were you doing last night?” Trevor Monroe asked with a sneer.
Otis frowned. Monroe, sixty-nine, seized the silver knob of his walking cane tighter.
“I told you the boy’s mine. Keep your hands off him,” the plantation owner said.
“Yes, sir,” Otis replied with a bow to Monroe. “I assure you, Sir, I have no interest in him.”
Monroe gave his steward a haughty look and walked on. Otis gave him the finger and spat on the ground. He wasn’t interested
Magical Holiday
I heard a noise and looked around, but the hallway was empty. I had no idea who had placed the box in the corridor. I carried the present into the kitchen where I was baking cookies for Christmas. The box shook in my hands. I heard another sound, definitely coming from the box. There was something inside. I unwrapped the box and opened it and then stared at a tiny creature, distrusting my eyes. The being spread its wings and flew out of the box and around in the kitche
True. I wouldn't trust Ekhi either.
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