By CheskaB
She enters our shop on a slow day. Purple braids, glowing brown skin, and an infectious smile. She’s drenched from the rain, clothes plastered to her skin, but she looks perfectly comfortable in the discomfort. She expresses a love for Macaroons and, with a wistful twist of her features, says she hasn’t had ours in ages.
We click, and we flirt; she’s a charmer. Yet, I feel rejection looming. She feels out of reach. Beautiful, interesting girls usually are.
But when I see her on the news the next day, suicide by drowning, I feel like I missed every obvious sign.
Wow I love this. Well done.
Haunting and gripping in such few words!
Well-written piece addressing a topic that needs much more attention. Keep honing your writing skills and continue to think of topics that allow you to write with passion.
Poignant story. Makes me wonder if he could have saved her life or not. Good use of ambiguity.
That was an interesting twist! Loved it.
Your skills have blossomed sis! Would you consider making this a full length book so you can have me sobbing like a baby? I would be upset but I would definitely pay to read it!