Friday 14 February 2014

Flash Fiction Friday - The Trade #FFF

Happy Valentine's Day, folks. I didn't mean to, but it seems today somehow seeped into my flash. You might need some tissues....



Alexia clutched the life line the mirror offered. Damn it, this was supposed to work. Her father's last words echoed through her tired brain.
"Never trust the sea witch."
She blinked back tears and through the haze it happened. Her skin burned as the tattoos appeared on her back and her legs fused together and formed the tail she needed. Lungs burning with the need for oxygen she would only find in the sea, she saw the struggling ship in the distance.
The ship her love would die on if she didn't manage to get there.

Her life for his.

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Friday Flashers have 100 words to tell a story from the provided picture prompt. Do check out the other flashers. You won't be disappointed. :-)
Till next week, folks.


D x  


11 comments:

  1. Oh, Doris, what a sad and unexpected twist. Yes, dying for love is a long and lonely decision men and women have been making for centuries, and it never gets any easier. As usual, you have pulled allot of emotion into just a few dramatic and descriptive words pulled together artfully to draw the reader into you web of tears. Loved it. xo

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  2. oh Doris another good 1 even if its a sad 1

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  3. Never give up hope. Maybe this is what is needed in the moment...and then???

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  4. Another poignant offering. Nicely done.

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  5. Always a shifter in there, Doris? Lovely piece.

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  6. ahhhh swoon..... love and on valentines day what great flash... hugs T

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  7. Oh, no!! Of course my romantic mind is screaming "why can't they be together?" Sad and wonderfully written, Doris <3

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  8. Beautifully written flasher. Brimming with sadness. The final sentence really got me

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  9. Wonderful job! This one is almost like a reverse Little Mermaid story! I'm intrigued.

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  10. Loved the details, and the emotion. I hope she is able to get to her true love in time. Awesome flash. :)

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