31. Slice

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"Do you want a slice of the cake, sweetheart?"

To an outsider, this must have sounded like such an innocent question. Just a young woman offering a young man a bite to eat.

And yet, he thought, this time it meant so much more.

"I... I can't. I'm sorry." The words broke his heart as they left his lips. He could see they broke hers, too.

She simply nodded. "It's fine. I never meant to force you to do this." Sighing, she added softly, "I know eternal life isn't for everyone."


A/N: The last part of this prompt challenge! I've honestly had a lot of fun with this one, since it was more varied than the other prompt challenges I've done. I hope you enjoyed it as well, and thanks for reading this far and supporting my microfiction. In the next chapter I'll start an entirely new prompt challenge. 

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