"I just feel...."
"No Char, don't, don't blame yourself."
The paper said suspected suicide. Was it a helping hand instead? A whip of icy air found the base of my hair line.
"So you saw this guy moving towards him?"
"Yeah. He was right there when David disappeared. I just know it."
'It's a Beautiful Day' reverberated around the crematorium walls.
"Oh my goodness!" Charlotte panicked, "I nearly forgot - the funeral."
I led my friend back inside, back to our vacant seats.
Then something caught my eye - two characters set apart from the mourners...
I'm linking up with JB47's 100 Word Challenge. This week's prompt was... Oh my goodness. I nearly forgot...
This is part of a wider story. You can read the other instalments in the series here.
Ooh ...wonder who they are!
ReplyDeleteCome back next week :o).
Deletehmmm...to speak out or not, to simply let it go or to ponder it for awhile...the "whip of icy air" sets the chill that follows through the writing...nicely done. :)
ReplyDeleteYes quite - a quandary - Thank you :o).
Deleteintriguing... I had a go at this one week, never posted it. I found it really difficult to fit everything I wanted to say in the word count. So hats of I know it's not easy to do and you are so very good at it. x
ReplyDeleteThank you... I think this has been okay for me as I am writing a story, not from scratch every week. X.
DeleteOoh... that gave me the chills :) x
ReplyDeleteCheers - here's a cocoa to warm you up! :o). X.
DeleteI really like this one!
ReplyDeleteVery nice and intriguing in mere 100 words. :)
ReplyDeleteWould you please take few minutes read my very first short story? please mum
http://yourstoryclub.com/short-stories-love/romance-short-story-tonight-you-are-mine/
Thank you - and I will hope over :o).
DeleteEagerly awaiting the next instalment... x
ReplyDeleteThank you. X.
DeleteOh, a chilling account - who are those strangers? I'll be back next week to find out (hopefully).
ReplyDeleteFabulous - do come along for the ride!
DeleteThis was a good 'un. Loved the ending. x
ReplyDeleteCheers my dears! X.
DeleteOoh ooh, that's spooky. What happens next? :-)
ReplyDeleteStay tuned for next week! :o).
DeleteOoo, suspicious! Who are they?
ReplyDeleteStay tuned!
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