Flash! Friday - Blood in the sky, blood on our fate

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Flash fiction is a style of writing fictional literature, that is short and concise.
Is it possible to write an imaginative, deep and meaningful story in a mere 150 words? Test yourself at Flash! Friday.
This website hosts a flash writing competition every week on Fridays. If you want details, just follow the link to the blog and read up!
This is my first ever attempt at writing flash fiction!

Volume 2 - 40

Blood in the sky, blood on our fate - (149 words)

Our feet thudded on the sandy desert floor as we ran. Shy thorns peeped from the ground beneath us. The sky was blood red and the setting sun cast an orange light on the expanse.

Time was running out.

We had to get there before nightfall, or the villagers would be slaughtered in their sleep.

We ran until we couldn’t breathe. And then we ran harder. We ran with the fury of racehorses in their last lap. This was, in a way, our last lap. Then it would be decided, for better or for worse.

The edges of my vision began to dim, but the village was just a stone’s throw away. I didn’t stop.

I bolted right into the Circle, around which the ramshackle houses were built.

Then, my feet slipped. I slid into a pool of blood. When my eyes closed, it was for the last time.