The Walk: A Short Dystopian Story

One thousand and one. A phrase that meant someone had to take the walk. A phrase that hadn't been muttered in a generation. As far as Herbert Rainey was concerned, that was a blessing in more ways than one.

But the birth of his great-grandchild had people in the compound muttering one thousand and one. And that meant that it was time for Herbert to take the walk.

And no one returns from the walk.