Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers ~ Writing challenge. The goal is to write a story between 100-150 words (give or take 25 words) based on the provided photo.
Image © Dawn M Miller
Dawn broke, sunlight filtered through trees at the side of a placid lake. Not another human being stirred at this early hour. Kelly settled down on a log on the bank.
Ashes to ashes, she thought, you were a stubborn brute during the years of our marriage, callous, cruel and unfeeling to everyone around you. I despised you when you cold-bloodedly allowed the abortion of our grandchild and insisted that Shelley go ahead and abort the foetus in spite of my feelings and the look of horror on my only child’s face. A stronger man would have stood by her, now she is in hospital having treatment for severe depression.
I knew I had to kill you to remove a cancer from my life, your body burned slowly in our boiler as you stubbornly refused to succumb to the flames. In the end I reduced you to a pile of ashes and scattered your dust and detritus into this calm placid lake.
It is ten years since I reported you missing. You deserved your fate………..
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johnandmargaret1607 
Excellent John! I can’t say that I blame her.
Thanks Joy 🙂 A burning passion still rages ten years after
Great story!..really gives you her intense hatred for the guy.
Thanks Jesse ~ I really can’t imagine where this came from. It is pure fiction. 🙂
Nice one John, I love how the strong emotions are balanced with the poetic description of the scenery 🙂
Thank you Az, I’m glad you enjoyed reading this 🙂
Just deserts
Justice was meted out and savoured for years after Danny! 🙂 Thanks for your response
Eerie, but a very good story. The descriptions at the beginning set the tone and mood of the piece very well.
Thanks for your great and very welcome feedback Francesca ~ I’m glad you liked the story 🙂
Letting go is so hard to do. I read somewhere that the breath of Caesars last words ‘Et tu Brutus’ are still floating in the atmosphere.
Ashes in the lake could make good fish food. One can only hope that characters like Shelly can pick up the pieces, move forward and find happiness.
So true Jules ~ Tragically a harsh decision can have severe repercussions! ~ I love your food for the fishes remark 🙂