Labyrinth

Nada Abourashed

Ed hates germs. He loves watching horror movies; he finds them comical, because, for Ed, nothing is scarier than germs. One day, Ed uploaded the last Saw movie; he hadn’t seen it yet. The moment he pressed play, Jigsaw appeared on his screen. Ed figured it was how this particular movie began, but then Jigsaw said “Hi Ed.” Ed froze. He didn’t understand what was happening. Jigsaw said, “I want to play a game.” Immediately, Ed’s hands and feet were tied up. The screen switched to a code with a timer. The game was on. Ed had one hour to encrypt the code or he would be forced to eat a sandwich without first washing his hands.

This microfiction, upon which this type project is based, was written by Nada Abourashed in a creative writing character workshop with Meghan Ferrill.