The Private World of Darkness | A 100 Word Story

#266 The Twilight Zone S2 E6 11/11/1960

We were promised better bodies. Sturdier legs. Stronger arms. All we had to do was donate our minds and we would live forever. We were best friends at the time and so it seemed, pardon the pun, like a no brainer.

The catch? We would have to wait in darkness till governments allowed such a procedure…

“Wake up, Specimen 307,” shouted a voice over a loudspeaker. My three eyes opened to a bright light. I tried to lift my arm but discovered it was tied down along with all eight of my limbs. “Be still 307. Reprogramming is in progress.”