Happy Friday. Enjoy my latest “100 Word Stories” microfiction.

Title: Don’t Eat the Fruit!

Don’t eat the fruit! his conscience screamed.

As the man saw the plump, red fruit that his wife held in front of him, he could see that it was appealing. He never had it before, and it looked really good. He imagined how sweet it would taste.

Suddenly, the whole world changed around him with a flash. The man saw murder, death, a lion ripping the bloody entrails off a lamb. Then, he saw the pale imitation of himself. A corpse.

The man gasped. It was a vision of the future, no mistaking it.

Still, that fruit looked so delicious.