Micro Fiction

A Failed Escape

Elizabeth scrambled up to the top of the blooming cherry tree, crawling out along the thick, strong branches until she found a comfortable place to sit, sitting on one branch and leaning against another.

She was completely content up there, especially due to the fact that her irritating younger sister couldn’t climb that high yet. It was her shelter, with the flowers blowing all around her, a wall of pink and white protection.

When she noticed her sister approaching she announced loudly, “I’m not coming down for any reason, so you might as well not come over here.”

“Fine,” her sister said. “But it’s dessert, so I’ll just eat your chocolate cake for you.”

Elizabeth jumped down from the tree and chased her sister all the way back to the house, where her delicious slice of cake sat, still intact and waiting.