Empty Nest

Friday Fictioneers - April 19

Write 100 words using the photo as a prompt:

It was the last thing he had done for her. She was so afraid of the hornets that had made a nest near the back door onto the deck. Her loving husband abandoned his television golf tournament at sunset to kill the nest. He knocked it off the underside of the deck railing before leaving for work the next day.

A phone call told her of the tractor trailer that plowed directly into the driver's side of her husband's car. Funny how, on the anniversary of his death, she found the deserted hornets' nest. Perhaps it was a special sign.

Skin Deep

VV 100 Words (Contorted)

Amelia listened as the host introduced the guest of honor, which was her cue. Walking gracefully across the stage in her stunning gown, all she could envision was the reflection of her contorted body in the mirror just a few hours earlier. The surgeries had left her so scarred.

On their way home in the limousine, her husband noticed the tears. "My body," she whispered. "I feel so ugly."

He looked deeply into her eyes. "If not for those scars, I would not have you in my life today. They are as beautiful to me as the rest of you."