The Boy With Wings

A One Hundred Word Story

Her sister told her: once she had seen a boy with wings. He didn't live very long. Afterwards, the family moved away. But he could fly. Her sister also told her that because she had swallowed grape seeds, wines would grow out of her eyes. The parents had a hard time keeping the boy out of the trees. He was always flying out the window. The wings weren't white like an angel's but speckled. He gathered twigs, built a nest on his bed. At night, because he was lonely, he flew around his room when everyone else had fallen asleep.