It was a worn cliff.
From the edge, he looked down — wondering.
What’s the point of waiting?
Who would miss him if he left?
“Woof,” came a definite answer from behind.
I didn’t want to miss this week’s writing challenge, so I clubbed it with my customary Flash Fiction. I stuck to the pattern, words in the sequence, 5-7-5-7-7
He waded through the traffic. ‘Why today?’ he thought furiously. People always had reasons to protest on streets.
He slammed the brake, narrowly escaping another rider trying to get through the bigger vehicles. He sighed. ‘Calm down,’ He had been saying that to himself all morning, to no avail.
As the building loomed, tension mounted, his pulse raced, and his hands were getting sweaty.
Parking his bicycle near a neem tree near by, he leaned against the bark, breathing the medicinal scent to clear his head. He tried to steady himself as his legs started shaking.
There! His heart hammered.
He walked up to her, taking the roses from his bicycle basket. Breathing deeply, he went down on a knee and extended the flowers mutely.
Several emotions crossed her face before she said it.
Longer than the others, here’s another one for Flash Fiction. Do let me know what you think.
She stood in front of the panelled window, tapping her finger nails on the black mosaic sill. She could see her finger bones in motion to her rhythmic tapping. Waiting.
“Hey, sweetheart,” he lied easily.
She smiled back, and then, stabbed him.
Oh, she savoured the warmth of his blood.
Yet another short story for Flash Fiction.
They had promised to stay together until death. But he never made it to his wedding dinner.
He fulfilled his promise, sooner than they had expected.
Another one for the Flash Fiction series.
Her gaze followed the warm red liquid, silently creeping towards her new leather boots. She stared, impassive. As the liquid stained her boots, she took one look at her Kevin – lifeless, his face on the floor.
Dropping the weapon on the mantelpiece, she turned, and walked away.
No regrets.
Another one for the Flash Fiction series.
The Chaos Within 