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This is my first story in this challenge - comments welcome but please be gentle!
He removed the wrapping paper slowly – from the shape and
weight he knew what she’d bought him. She looked so anxious that he couldn’t
tell her he’d been saving for some decent Berghaus boots.
“They’re lovely – the right size, too.”
“The man said they’re a good brand – you can wear them on
holiday.”
He was so uncomfortable that he missed the right path, and
when they reached a wall he removed the boots to let his feet breathe.
“Just going for a leak,” he said and vaulted over, carefree
and careless.
She sold the boots on Ebay – ‘Only worn once’.
Wow! Nice twist. Sounds like she wasn't going to let his death keep her from getting her money back for those boots.
ReplyDeleteWelcome. A nice story with a twist for your debut at Friday Fictioneers. I see you live in Tenerife - we've wintered at Los Gigantes a few times - beautiful.
ReplyDeletethanks Danny - she's a woman after my own heart!
ReplyDeleteSandra - Tenerife is lovely but this week hs been a bit stormy - I blogged about it yesterday!
I love that.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Friday Fictioneers. I can see from your story you have a great imagination. :-)
Thanks for visiting my blog as well
Dear Lizy,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Friday Fictioneers, our global family.
I guess she saw through him at last. I hope she made a profit.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you kat and Rochelle - after this week I am going to have to ration my visits to other blogs but everyone is so good!
ReplyDeleteLiz, First welcome to FF... myself I have posted on over a year, so I guess it makes me a sophomore... love the twist. I'm unsure if it was good riddance or she truly was sorry... after all she bought him the boots... And Tenerife... I love the place, been there many times...
ReplyDeleteThank you Bjorn. Perhaps she was just pragmatic?
ReplyDeleteOh I love it! Welcome to FF!
ReplyDeleteRegards!
Jim
Welcome LIzy! I'm relatively new too, but have been posting for about 4 months and haven't missed a week yet; it's highly addictive! Great group of people and wonderful stories.
ReplyDeleteI like what you've done here. Left me wondering and curious. I understand his disappointment, but clearly there's a lot more to their relationship than the boots. Well done!
I wrote two this week, the first time I've done that. I have a continuing story (3 entires now) that needed to be written and then a much darker story demanded to be written. I's a fun weekly challenge.
Believable story.
ReplyDeleteHi, Lizy, and welcome to the Fictioneers. I enjoyed that ending. I can see him jumping over that wall and plummeting into who knows what void. :-)
ReplyDeletejanet
Hello, Lizzy! Welcome to FF and congratulations on a good story with a twist. My favorite kind!
ReplyDelete~Lynda
Great story, Lizy. I bet he took more than just a leak though once over the wall. : )
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the welcome! I know someone who didn't look before he leapt and ended up in hospital.
ReplyDeleteFirst Welcome Lizy! I'm new here myself and it looks like you have received quite the welcome from many in this writing group.
ReplyDeleteThis was a lovely story, communication is so important in any relationship. I hope she got a great deal. See you next week!
First off, as others have said, welcome to FF! I've been doing it for about 3-4 months and I always look forward to it! It's great fun.
ReplyDeleteAt least he didn't take his new boots with him! I have an image of him grinning as he vaults, all unsuspecting, into the void. Kinda sad.
Sorry, just saw your request to "leave your name" - the comment which probably says "Alistair Phillips" is draliman!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz,
ReplyDeleteVery creative effort, and so realistic it could have been taken from real life. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers and I hope to see you back here and read your stories often. Ron
so Alistair is draliman - or is it the other way round?Thank you for commenting anyway! And to Ron - vaulting over a wall without looking is a dangerous pursuit.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Lizy
ReplyDeleteI liked the open ended quality of the resolution - good stuff!
Nicely done. That's why I never leap over walls without looking first. Also I never leap over walls because I'm too weak to get over them ...
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Friday Fictioneers! Great story - and what Perry said ;)
ReplyDeleteA great take on Hemingway's (?) nine worder.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to FF
Patrick Prinsloo
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Friday Fictioneers! This is a very supportive writing community. I've only been a contributor for a few months now. I really enjoyed your debut story. Love a good twist ending!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for a lovely welcome - all those I haven't managed to visit this time I shall try to get to next week.
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard, Liz. That is a great first with a fine twist!
ReplyDeletegive him credit. at least, he didn't leave with his boots on.
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