Hang It Up | ONC 2023

Canadian Piper Ouellet is going to Paris. She knows the language, she knows the city, and most of all, she knows her ballet.

Offered a place in the corps de ballet in the most prestigious ballet in the world, Piper and her best friend Rafael don't even think twice before they accept. They cannot wait for the grand adventures they'll have.

Only problem is they can't afford them.

The house hunt in Paris is cut-throat and impossible. In their price range, even on a good day the pickings are slim. And they've left their search for the last minute, so they have no other option than to rent the small one-bedroom flat operated by a grumpy old woman who only speaks Spanish.

The catch? She'll only rent to one of them. Unless they are married.

A coin flip will decide their fate. Heads, he gets the apartment; tails, she does. But what happens when the coin gives them an answer they don't want?

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This is one of the novellas I'm writing for ONC 2023. You can find the rest on my profile!

For this story, I've selected prompt # 5.
"Flip a coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?"