"Tasting the Fruit" by Kate Blakinger (413 words) *****

Try this one on for size. In less than five hundred words, a friend's jealousy will drive him to commit acts of utmost cruelty. I'm floored by how quick it happens and how well it's recounted. Suffice to say, with friends like these . . . Yeah, you know. Read the story here at Flashquake.