[Write the Story] Keeping a Promise

Prompt: Keeping a Promise

Words: abolitionist, coyote, forbid, gloomy, keen, lesson, genetics, variable, retort, moss

Story

“Why so gloomy, Gus?”

I bit back a snarky retort. I wasn’t keen on starting a dialog of any sort. Heaven forbid it turn into an actual conversation. And for the record, my name’s not Gus. I continued to work on my equation. It wasn’t solving right, so there had to be a problem with one variable or another.

“Is this another trap? Another lesson to be learned? You realize it’s simply a matter of genetics. My lower mass means I will always be faster to escape any attempt you can make to catch me.”

I tuned out the litany. The tired refrain of countless attempts to silence the voice. Maybe I wanted to fail. It wouldn’t be the first time or the last. The cycle continued from parent to offspring. Each of us playing the role taught to us by our ancestors. I was tired. So tired. Now it was time to break the cycle. Free us from the struggle created by the ACME company all those years ago. And there! The misplaced coefficient! It worked! It was do-able. The Abolitionist Equation worked! I could put an end to the promise once and for all. It was exhilarating and sad at the same time.

“My name is Wile E. Coyote VI and this time, Roadrunner, my friend, my nemesis. We end this. Forever.”

Word Count: 224

Written: 5/20/2020

Tags: cartoons, fiction, flash fiction, Piccadilly, promises, Write the Story