for the prompt:
The Crying Game: Write the saddest scene you can, think of between a boy and a girl. The catch is that they just met. Double catch your story must include the three of the following: a stolen ring, a good luck charm, a small lie that gets bigger and bigger, an older brother, an unfair contest, the skeleton of a bird, whiskey, a mistake at the zoo, a children’s book, a box of matches, a frightened security guard, a hair salon, and an amazing rumor that turns out to be true.
rated M for depictions of illness, death, vomiting, mature language
here, have some post-apocalyptic original fiction written for a friend’s writing challenge