Divvy up

"Divvy Up" by Stephen Marlowe is a science fiction story set in a war-torn future. It shows a world where survival means facing constant danger and people often betray each other. The story follows Hardesty, a man in a firing squad, whose life changes when a condemned prisoner is shot unexpectedly by a girl. This leads Hardesty to try and steal from the dead and meet the prisoner's widow, but these actions drop him into a world of betrayal and danger. The story shows how bad things have become in this society, where even those Hardesty trusts end up betraying him, leading to his fall as he struggles to survive in a terrible time.