This was written for Friday Fictioneers. Thank you as always to Rochelle for providing such a marvelous place for flash fiction writers!
And the Spirit Moves
Zooey knows what her in-laws think of her. She witnesses the finger gestures denoting “crazy” and lips accentuating “woo-woo” when she professes spirituality. More than once they’ve suggested Brent married her because of her bank account, which, until today, she’d vehemently denied . . . to herself.
An earthquake struck, shifting the earth, as they do, trembling the man-made structures, as they do, and stopped.
Briefly she thought her ginger kombucha had more of a kick than usual.
Every picture stayed on the wall except for their wedding picture, severed down the middle, splitting them in two.
The damn cheater.
end
Sascha Darlington
Chance? Or message?
A useful indication of the way forward, I think.
A message from the universe!
a premonition? shivers!
Oh this was deliciously supernatural!
Susan A Eames at
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I’ve heard of sex that’s so good that the Earth moves but…. 😉 🙂
A premonition or just an accident? Though I’m going to bet Zooey believes in synchronicity not accidents! Nice take on the prompt, thank you.
Teacher says, “Every time a man cheats it causes an earthquake.” That’s probably not true. There wouldn’t be much Earth left.
I’m diggin’ the snowflakes, by the way.
Dear Sascha,
I guess she who laughs last, laughs best or so it seems in Zooey’s case. What a disappointment for her, though. Nicely written.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you, Rochelle! 🙂
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Thanks for reading, Keith! 🙂
It’s time for Zooey to leave that cheater. Love the ending!
Good visual and metaphor for a broken marriage.
Many thanks!