This spot will do nicely.
Selena regarded the valley far below with the first flicker of hope she had known since she was brought here three years ago.
She had come with a glad heart and and a young woman’s dreams. She was one of the few who had made it from her war-torn village.
But her hopes were quickly crushed; she was delivered to Solano. Now she led a life of slavery, degradation, and abuse at the hands of strange men with dark desires.
It took a while to save enough money to get what she needed, but today would be the day. Any moment now, Solano would be coming by to find her and to deliver the requisite beating for being late with the night’s earnings. He liked to do his own dirty work with the girls.
She smiled at that, knowing his own arrogance would be his undoing. Now she would do what she was trained to do as a guerrilla fighter back in her country. Yes, this spot will do nicely…
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Hannah Selby is the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.
Every year, you know what happens: authors rush to get a book out before the holidays. Many times, that means a quick book cover job that leaves a lot to be desired. Don’t be that guy. “But I don’t have time to do a professional-looking cover!” That is just. not. true.
A couple of years ago,