Three Long Days

by Angela Carlton

He needs a potion, a pill, a smidgen of relief, hasn’t eaten a bite or slept in days-days-days. That evening, he finally makes his way over to the Delta Pharmacy. He finds a shiny, purple bottle that says, S-E-R-E-N-I-T-Y. The woman behind the counter whispers, “This-this, it works!” When he takes the first swig, the liquid slides down his throat in a silky, warm manner. He finds himself slipping into this hole, a cool, safe space where he’s in an extraordinarily colorful, deep sleep for hours and hours and hours until he wakes-up only to find... he cannot shake his Ex, that girl.

6S

Angela Carlton's fiction has been published in Every Writer, Everyday Fiction, Pedestal Magazine, 6S, 50-Word Stories, Spillwords Press and Friday Flash Fiction. In 2022, “A Jigsaw Life,” a collection of stories was released. In 2023, her story “Swallowed,” was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. See more on Facebook.