To Help Someone

Flash Fiction (~500 words)

Lynn said, “I wish there was something we could do to help them. Even just one of them.” She put a cracker in her mouth and chewed.

Peter shook his head. “It’d be like letting a wild animal loose in the house. Look at them.” He waved at the TV. 

They were watching with the sound off. Their therapist said it would encourage conversation. On the screen, men…