Uber Revelation

A 100-word flash fiction

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“Long flight?” the friendly Uber driver asks Sammie as she adjusts to the leather seat.

She smirks. “The worst.”

“Still a long way to Pinecliff,” he says.

Sammie reads his ID tag on the dashboard.

“Tell me about it, Sahid.”

The 60-year-old man smiles. Sammie sighs, catching her breath and feeling uneasy.

“Mother always said we travel far to find happiness.”

She grins. “She’s right. I had to go far to find mine.”

“Got family in Pinecliff?”

“They’ll be no longer family once I arrive there.”

Sahid raises his eyebrows.

“I met someone, so I’m getting a divorce.”