100 Words: I didn't hide the pages so well

Cutting a crevice into a book made me feel so bad I kept what I’d taken.  But it was necessary.  They were coming and it had to be hidden. 

So I slipped it in and filed it away, lost it in Bliss. 


I was shocked when they arrived.  Their Captain had been my teacher, was once my favourite. 

Now he wore their superior snarl; when he recognised me, it melted into a smile.

Once I would have told him anything, any secret.  Now, though, having seen his true face, I made a vow that nothing would let this secret slip.

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Written for Flash! Friday's Warmup Wednesday from the following picture prompt (we were also asked to include a teacher):

 

Secret Book. CC2.0 photo by STML.

100 Words: The Magic Dance

His magic dance, he would tell passers-by, was like the Safety Dance- but rather than being about escaping tyranny to dance a desired style, his dance was about escaping the dangers and tyranny of the sun.

He sought, you see, to create a permanent state of sunset so that it would never be hot enough to burn or cause cancer or sunstroke.

For a long time it only worked in gaining attention. Soon others dressed like him and copied the strange, stiff and slow movements that he made.

When it did finally work, well, the twilight of the world began.

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Written for Flash! Friday's Warmup Wednesday from the following picture prompt (magic needed also to be involved!):

 

 Oh Venezia! CC2.0 photo by Jose Maria Cuellar.