Options and Derivatives

He finds himself split between his options and longing to explode.

An attractive woman who used to be a man, another one who is the poster girl for the plastic surgeon – both unbelievably rich and vying for his attention. He couldn’t have imagined a better future for himself.

He scrolls through medical and legal sites to check the pros and cons of his final decision, and many business ideas pop up from the pages – a clinic offering rebirth without scars, a contract promising anonymity, a retreat offering the pagan ritual of erasure.

He faces a door demanding the premium of patience, a destination that will echo his choice – not a person but a void.

He stares at it, trembling at the thought of authenticity, contemplating freedom or disappearance, both derivatives of all that he used to be.

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Six Sentence Stories