• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

101 Words

101 Word Short Stories

  • Subscribe
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Volunteer

Unforgiving

July 20, 2020 16 Comments

Share1
Tweet
Email
More
1 Shares

From the phone call to now in O’Hare, surrounded by noisy travelers, I’ve never felt so alone.

Daddy understood me. I was his mini-me. We had the same smile. The same hazel eyes. The same giggle. He made me feel as if I could do anything—even climb K2 if I wanted. Become an artist? “You’ll be a lady Picasso.”

“A widow-maker,” Mother said, self-importance bloating her tone. To her, he’d been dead for years.

If only it had been her, the adulteress, the drama queen, instead.

The last time we’d spoken, Daddy cajoled: “I’ve forgiven her, can’t you?”

No. Never.

By Sascha Darlington

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Jean Tomlinson says

    July 20, 2020 at 11:14 am

    Great piece that tells a whole story in so few words. Well done!

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 20, 2020 at 12:17 pm

      Thank you, Jean.

      Reply
  2. Brian says

    July 20, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    Loved this story.

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Thank you so much, Brian.

      Reply
  3. Maggie says

    July 20, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    Relationships are so hard…and sad. These few words make me want to know the rest of the story.

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Thank you, Maggie.

      Reply
  4. Shoshauna Shy says

    July 20, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    I thought being perceived as “competition” by my mother was not a common thing. Now I wonder. I, too, want to know more of the story.

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:27 am

      Thank you, Shoshauna.

      Reply
  5. anne says

    July 20, 2020 at 5:36 pm

    It tells so much in so few words, love it!

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:27 am

      Thank you so much, Anne.

      Reply
  6. Raymond Sloan says

    July 20, 2020 at 6:19 pm

    Great story, Sascha.

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:27 am

      Many thanks, Raymond.

      Reply
  7. katey26 says

    July 21, 2020 at 10:47 am

    Great story ??

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      July 21, 2020 at 11:28 am

      Thank you, Katey.

      Reply
  8. Marje @ Kyrosmagica says

    July 23, 2020 at 3:48 am

    Excellent piece of flash fiction. <3

    Reply
    • Sascha Darlington says

      August 23, 2020 at 3:09 pm

      Thank you so much, Marje! 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search Stories

The end.