A Perpetual Tragedy: A Short Story

Someone at my school proposed the idea that we write short stories with unhappy or unexpected endings rather than the traditional fairy-tale-esque conclusions often seen in literature. Although we all love a great happy ending, I find that a lot of times they become predictable and oddly routine. I wanted to come up with an ending that would be completely unexpected, that would make the reader rethink their previous contemplation. Thus concluded, I sat down at my laptop and began to write...