“Fine,” she whispers. “Let’s do it.”
“Don’t sound so excited.” He fiddles with his tie. “It’s only the 17th time I’ve asked.”
“I was married the first time.”
He shrugs.
“The second time, you were married.”
He grins. “Can’t do for better or worse without you.”
The organ squeals. They march up the aisle.
“Honestly,” she hisses, “I thought you were toying with me.”
“I’ve always been dead serious.”
Together, they lay a wreath on the coffin. “She’ll haunt me—us—forever if I say yes today!”
He takes off his gold band. “If your sister objects, she should speak now.”
Oh my goodness! This is dark! Like orgasm, it’s brief yet mind-blowing! Perfect
Orgasm. Hahaha. Well, you will never know what a reader sees in your work.
This is apt! The piece is irresistibly hard to ignore. Thanks for the efforts in penning it down.
Thanks for reading, Omadang.
. . . dead serious. Lol
Interestingly, the pun was only eventually intended.
That was different! Good one.
Thank you for reading.
A lot of personal history packed into this tiny gem. I loved the surprise at the end! Good story, Justin! Congrats!
So many layers of casual tragedy. I’m glad you like it.
“I’ve always been dead serious.” 🙂
Nice, well done. I enjoyed your story.
Thank you for reading.
Recipe for a haunting for sure! ??
I know, right?
Well done! You’ve captured so much history in 101 words! Very witty in the middle of serious life.
Thanks for reading.
Great story. The first line really intrigues …
It started as a writing prompt.
The first line got me hooked and till the end I wasn’t disappointed. Great 101 words!
Nit an easy feat to be sure.
Not*
The first line got me hooked and till the end I wasn’t disappointed. Great story!
Awesome that you read it.
Wonderful, macabre humour. What a punch! Thank you for letting us read this story.
Thanks for checking it out.
Excellent
Thank you for the feedback.
Oh, very nice!
Thanks for checking it out.
Loved the way this story panned out. The humour at the end was nice and unexpected ?
Sorry – the question mark was meant to be a smiley face!
Thanks for reading.
Quite the dark tale
Isn’t it? It is based off a true astounding newspaper story, only the woman was the bereaved one in the original and the proposal came from her pastor.
Ha, this is great! Congratulations on a humorous yet dark romantic short fiction 🙂
Thanks.