The Affliction
Apr 3rd, 2012 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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The moment he was born, he’d immediately cursed at the affliction, causing the doctors to gasp, his mother to cry. The scientists argued whether he was a product of his environment, or his stars had preordained the shortcoming
His way of coping had always been to cover up who he was. Others accused him of turning his back on his heritage, of betraying his family, but they couldn’t understand what it was like for him.
Finally, when he became CEO of his company, he accepted who he was. Perhaps it wasn’t so bad being a white, protestant male after all.
The Daily Theme From Figment For March 30, 2012
After trying for years to change something about himself or herself, your character decides in an instant just to live with it.
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