Microscopic Stories

Zipper

Zipper

Alison stared at the apple she had taken from the basket. It had a zipper sewn into its skin. The temptation to open the zipper was strong but Alison first put the apple on the kitchen table and checked the other apples.

None of them had zippers.

She turned back to the table and the zippered apple. She decided it must be some kind of joke. A strange one, since the joker would never see his prank play out, but why else would anyone sew a zipper into an apple?

Alison opened the zipper. The flesh inside was pure gold.


Word count: 100
Because I saw a picture
Prompt: As per illustration.