RE: STACH Short Story Contest #5: 199 words-10SBD prize pool!
Cloud Control
A group of clouds are floating in the sky. They speak to each other. “It is so sad. Look down upon them. They destroy each other.” “They cheat, lie and steal.” “They feel entitled and deserving of things without working to achieve them. How can they survive?” “There’s no respect. No love. No caring. Do you see what I mean? There is a prime example. A man has fallen on the sidewalk. People walking by him like he’s not there.” The clouds watch.
But wait. A child stops. A child helps the man to get up and walk. And just like that the clouds start to cry. Their tears wash down over the man and child. They look up towards the sky and feel the tears of the clouds. The clouds dry their eyes. The man and child look up and see a rainbow. And just like that, there is hope.