hmm. I seem to recall this *exact* plot as a self-contained short story. (no, I don't know where. "when" is at least a decade ago, probably more--high school, I think.) Either I'm misremembering a book down to the bit I liked, or it did make an intersting short story.
Re: Potentially spoilery relevance
Date: 2006-07-29 03:47 am (UTC)