Sliding Doors
What happens when the “opportunity of a lifetime” doesn’t feel like it anymore?
A fleeting choice can shape a lifetime. Here’s a 100-word story about regret and possibility.
It seems so easy in the stories.
Good vs evil. Right vs wrong.
Real life is so much harder.
When both options seem good. When either could lead to amazing things. How do you know which one to pick?
He made his choice: moved across the country for a new job.
They had called it the opportunity of a lifetime.
But now the novelty had worn off.
He had left his life and friends behind, and was starting to realise just how much he missed everyone.
How would his life look if he had taken the job closer to home?
Prompt: Write a story where your character regrets an action.
If this story resonated, Lingering at the Water’s Edge explores similar themes.
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