Fatality

from Bards Vs. Zombies by Joshua David Ling

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"Do you really think it's smart though?
Going there anyway?"

Mikey put a quarter into each slot
So that he and Ember could play,
His all time favorite fighting game,
He knew that she was toast.

"Jacob knows what he's doing.
You're acting like it's an outbreak of ghosts."

Mikey laughed at his own joke,

"The outbreak is undisclosed.
Dude, it could be anything.
Don't act so well-disposed."

"Come on! A healthy girl like you,
And a healthy guy like me?
We've get nothing to worry about.
Heck, you should go on a date with me.
We could-"

Mikey then launched into-
A pre-planned assault
Of niceness and flattery designed
To give a girl no fault-
At saying yes to a guy-
She barely even knew.
But the second he said date-
Something in Ember went askew.

She doubled down on the fighting game,
White-knuckled on her controller.
She grit her teeth in anger.
And her fighting became bolder.
She finished off Mikey's character,
Before he'd finished his rant.
Then she turned and looked at him.

"This is who I am:
I do not date girls or guys.
I do not do romance.
If you ever so much as look at me sexually,
I will break your hands!
If you have a problem with that,
You can take a hike.
I am asexual and need only me,
And I destroyed you in that fight."

Ember stormed off angrily,
And Mikey couldn't help but smile.

"This could be a thrilling hunt,
To last quite a while..."

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from Bards Vs. Zombies, released February 18, 2021

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about

Joshua David Ling Augusta, Georgia

I am Joshua David Ling, and I am a storyteller. I’ve been telling stories ever since I was a wee tot in diapers. Mom and Dad couldn’t stop me, no matter how hard they tried. Of course, it didn’t help that I had a steady diet of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and other anachronistic tales that instilled in me a sense of wonder, longing, and chivalry. ... more