SCREENING (5-minute Freewrite)

a 5-minute Freewrite by A.E. Jackson

_{Image source, Pat Presley Sci-Fi Concept Artist}

"Approach," said the guard. Entrance Alpha-12 was only one of hundreds lining the dock where the Scimitar Discovery would depart. It was another stop in a long journey for her. Now she found herself in another line, surrounded by others both similar and dissimilar to her in so many ways.

The line moved forward with the slow procession of a funeral dirge. Three or four shuffle steps at a time they approached the inspection station. A wand would be waved in front of their eyes and...

"Security," an inspector far down the line called. Three large men approached the stand. Was that the Gamma-6 entrance? She could almost make out the marking above the line. The one in line screamed, and bolted toward the line they just fought through. A clump of bodies undulated to see what caused the disturbance and blocked his way. The weapon clad men descended on him. Lifted him by the arms, and walked him away from the dock. A loud pop could be heard moments later.

T H E E N D

© 2018, A.E. Jackson. All rights reserved

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