Anya crouched behind a dumpster as she felt a person coming down the dark alley. Her destination was just at the end of the cul-de-sac towards the right.
She felt a tap on her shoulder and jumped. As she squinted in the dark to find out who it was, she noticed the person's pearly whites being revealed slowly.
"Mara?" She whispered.
"I thought the high and mighty Anya would never do something illegal."
"W-w-what do you mean illegal? I was just here for a stroll."
"A stroll? in the shadiest part of the city? where the bakery our colleague told us about deals in the white stuff?"
"Ah that bakery is here? I don't even like the white stuff."
Somehow Anya could hear the rolling movement of her eyes.
"It's okay, we grew up on Suga-"
Anya shushed her. "Don't take the name."
"Sugar - sugar - sugar, ugh the sweet nectar of happiness." she chanted.
Anya's knees buckled as she remembered the heady scent of lightly burnt caramel.
Gulping, she whispered. "Fine, it's my birthday tomorrow and I haven't had sugar ever since the government banned sugar ten years back. I heard our colleague talking about this little bakery that operates in the dark and gets sugar smuggled from Dentistan."
"I've been meaning to ask, where is Dentistan and why do they have sugar?"
"Dentistan is this private island in the Caribbean Sea inhabited by out of work dentists whose secret mission is to get the world hooked on sugar again."
"So, are you going to go Anya? I've been going back and forth for days but I can't work up the courage."
Anya clenched her fists. "The government should not care if I eat unhealthy things, I want to feel that tingling feeling when sugary treats touch your tongue, and you get that cerebral high from pure glucose in your veins. Besides, if I get caught, I'll say I've gone temporarily insane."
"Solid defense." Mara said wryly.
"No risk, no reward. I will have a piece of chocolate cake and eat it too; it'll be so cloying that my body cells will protest."
Anya walked up to a grimy window and cleared her throat.
"Psst."
What funny defense, "claiming to be mad", I don't think she would get away with that
Who doesn’t love sugary treats? I hope she gets some. Nice story.
Yay! 🤗
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Your sense of humor shines in this story, @diebitch. Illegal white stuff... Dentistan... have a piece of chocolate cake and eat it too. The relationship and banter of the two women is very well done. Thanks for sharing your story in The Ink Well, and for supporting your fellow writers by reading and commenting on their work!
Oh wow, I can imagine in a world where sugar is illegal that it is treated like a drug. And it would become even more desirable and intoxicating than it already is. What a fun story, @diebitch.
For real, sugar illegal.
Damn me, a great story
Greetings, @diebitch your story has been selected as one of the best stories of the week. Congratulations!!!
Thank you for writing it and posting it on @theinkwell.
https://peakd.com/fiction/@theinkwell/the-ink-well-highlights-magazine-46
Thanks for the encouragement!
Fabulous story, I could just taste the cake - think I need to check on my sugar supply. Haha❤️💕🤗
Very clever story, and the out of work dentists...LoL. Brilliant 🌺🌼😯
Lobely story
Sugar can't be ignore though.
But wish to have a taste of the chocolate @diebitch