vignettes

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:
cruel

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

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[marycatelli]

She half-wished they would attack. The creep across the floor was cruel, though she reminded herself with every step that she had fought once and not done well, or found it pleasant.
She would have to learn.
The doorway loomed ahead of her. At least now she had a rear-guard.