99 word prompt: honeymoon
March 9, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a honeymoon story. It can be between a couple before, during or after the honeymoon. Or it can refer to a honeymoon period. Go where the prompt leads.
From: en.wikipedia.org
Windows etched in a cliff appeared as part of a rock formation to sailboats gliding by. Only royalty lived this close to the surface, waiting for the slow process of terraforming to eliminate Earth’s present population in another 200 years.
“Surrogate 98334,” her new husband said. “We’re allotted 2 hours in the honeymoon suite.”
“We’ll live 1000 feet underground with one child,” she sighed. “I’ll spend 200 years having babies for the rich.”
He pushed her over the table, quickly completing the consummation. Both peered out the window in awe, never to be this close to the sky again.
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I do like that there could be far more added to this tale Joelle….most engaging..
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Thanks. 🙂
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This reminds me of an ant colony and how the queen is sequestered away. But I really found it resonating, the longing to see the sky and that it seemed more desirous than their consummation. Interesting sci-fi take on the prompt!
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Thanks. 🙂
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