Impossible -- (LJIdol Entry Week 4)

Oct 26, 2019 10:55


“C’mon Jacob, time for your dinner.”

Silence greets me, broken only by some small scratching noises from a pencil on paper.

“Jacob?”

A rustle of paper, then more scratching.

“You need to eat, Jacob, let’s go.”

“You’re wasting your time, mate,” calls out a guard from down the hall to my right. “He won’t eat until he’s done with that puzzle. Just leave it ( Read more... )

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elderwoodpixie October 27 2019, 23:45:41 UTC

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adoptedwriter October 28 2019, 11:48:34 UTC
Great ending!

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nikkiii_brown October 29 2019, 13:32:35 UTC
This was a great read! Very creative!

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millysdaughter October 29 2019, 16:40:43 UTC
Sneaky!

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rayaso October 29 2019, 16:55:39 UTC
What a great end! I loved this story. I imagine for Jacob, an unsolvable puzzle is a form of punishment.

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