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Overheard

April 14, 2016 13 Comments

Overheard
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The phone rang behind Molly.

“What?”

So much for the quiet car.

“Wait, say again. I can’t hear you.”

This was in a slightly louder voice, Molly noticed.

“Oh, no. When?”

“Where are you? I can be home in forty-five minutes.”

The woman’s voice broke slightly.

“Was anyone with Dad?”

“I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

Molly relaxed, anticipating some much-needed quiet. And then the woman started a new conversation.

“It’s me. She just called. I’m going there now.”

“Yeah, he’s dead.”

There was a pause, then:

“Me too. I’ll see you soon. I can’t believe we did it.”

By Cat Wild

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    April 14, 2016 at 10:15 am

    This is a great day for surprise endings–and yours really caught me unawares! A real Winner!

    Reply
    • Cat Wild says

      April 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      Thank you! I’m so glad you liked it. Thanks for reading my story and for leaving a comment.

      Reply
  2. Tamara Hawkins says

    April 14, 2016 at 11:42 am

    Truly amazing how much was captured in this wonderful story. I want to read more!

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    • Cat Wild says

      April 14, 2016 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you! I want to write more! Ha.

      Reply
  3. Ben Foster says

    April 14, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Fun. I keep trying to imagine all the back story.

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    • Cat Wild says

      April 14, 2016 at 1:03 pm

      Excellent. There’s a really good back story percolating…

      Reply
  4. Mark Whitney says

    April 14, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Good cliffhanger at the end. It makes me want to know more.

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    • Cat Wild says

      April 15, 2016 at 1:57 am

      Thank you. A longer story is percolating, so you might know more at some point.

      Reply
  5. Heather Hanlin says

    April 15, 2016 at 5:51 am

    I love the successful use of the one-sided conversation device.

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    • Cat Wild says

      April 18, 2016 at 9:15 am

      Thank you. I struggle with dialogue, so it was both fun and challenging to write this story.

      Reply
  6. Meg Sanders says

    April 20, 2016 at 8:04 am

    Really chilling! Please write more xx

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    • Cat Wild says

      April 22, 2016 at 1:25 pm

      Thank you! And yes, I will definitely write more. Just try and stop me!

      Reply
  7. Ruth says

    July 26, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Love it Cat–tugging at the right moments and times–hope you keep writing 🙂

    Reply

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