So…when I first saw the picture for the photo prompt, I thought I saw a person standing at the top of this building. My idea grew from there. After I scrolled, the person was gone from the picture. Trick of the imagination? Nope, dirty screen, time to clean. 🙂 Alas, the creation of my first finished story of 2021.
Thanks as always to Rochelle for making Friday Fictioneers possible.
Only So Much
“I’m done.” Jill started thrusting garments into her overnight bag.
“What if he falls?”
Jill glanced at her sister, Penny. “I don’t want to hear about it.”
A muffled roar rose from the pavement stories below. Penny raised an eyebrow before they both ran to the balcony door.
Danny Nickerson waved to the crowd naked except for his boxers. In freezing temperatures, barefoot, he’d tight-rope-walked the metal railing encircling the roof of their high rise.
On cue, a fist banged loudly at the door. “Police, Danny. You know the routine.” So did Jill. But no more. “Goodbye, Danny.”
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Jill and Danny’s relationship was certainly on a tight rope… and they didn’t make it. Great storytelling.
Yes. They too were on a tight rope. I hadn’t thought of it like that. 🙂 Thank you, Magarisa!
Ha! And here I thought it was such a clever analogy. Now that I know it was unintentional… I still think it’s clever. 🙂
Heh. Maybe it was my sub-conscious at work. 😉
Seems like this is a habit with him.
It is. One that frightens her. Thank you so much, Neil. Happy New Year to you!
Picture of a disfunctional relationship! It’s so hard to make that final decision; I feel for her. I wonder what made you see someone there, that is, until after you wrote the story. The subconscious works in strange ways sometimes.
Thanks, Eugenia. I 100% agree, the subconscious does work in strange ways. Actually I think that’s how most of my writing gets done! 🙂
Danny sounds a challenging character. The girls better watch out,
Methinks she’s tired of his shenanigans… can’t say I blame her. I really enjoyed this, Sascha
Thank you, Dale! 🙂
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Dear Sascha,
I can see where this would get old for her. Imaginative story. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
Sounds like a perfect thing to put on social media. Did she have her phone handy?
Maybe the first time she did and then the novelty wore off. Thanks for reading!
I think she’s made the right decision
I think so too. Thanks for reading!