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Fut-R-Sight

by Susan Meyer

The Arcanist
The Arcanist

On an ordinary day in an ordinary town, Trent Winter opened his mailbox. Where he ordinarily found bills and junk mail, he found a single glowing envelope. He ripped it open and read the letter within.

Congratulations, Trent Winter. You have been randomly selected to receive a pair of the world’s first Fut-R-Sight glasses!

He sighed. “Sounds legit…”

He felt foolish, getting lured in by junk mail and some fancy glitter envelope. Certain that the letter would soon ask for his credit card information, Trent stopped reading. As he began to crumple it up, envelope and all, he felt a lump in the package.

“Let’s see what these futuristic glasses look like.” He pulled a pair of gaudy orange sunglasses from the envelope.

“Oh. Spec-tacular.” He snickered to himself and put them on, ironically, of course. He sauntered inside to gaze upon his dashing new accessory. “Not too shabby, Winter. Not too shabby at all.”

He pocketed the sunglasses and primped around his bathroom for a bit, gelling his hair and spritzing cologne. After all, today might be the day he finally asks out the cute barista. As he left the house, he slid his new sunglasses on once more, to complete his outfit.

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