"Six...."
Bets. They were a normal practice for Visions, but certainly one to be hidden from frowning parents. The friends of the Visioned would place bets on what they thought the Visioned would see. A gold medal at the Olympics. A job with the government. Maybe even the perfect spouse.
When I returned home from my Vision, I didn't have any friends left to collect money from.
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The Vision
Short Story"T-minus ten seconds until total obliteration." In which a person faces imminent death, their future becomes their past, and we raise the question: can you be punished for something you haven't yet done? Winner of the Inspiration! short story contes...
