What happened to us? Cara's side of the story (a flash fiction tale)

in #writing5 years ago (edited)

It's been a long time since I visited pixabay for a photo prompt to write a story. I've really missed doing this! Enjoy.

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"What happened to us?" Cara asked, not expecting an answer.

Benny had been growing more distant and cold as the years went.
He was never violent; never said a cruel word. By all accounts, there was nothing really wrong -- except everything was wrong. There was no love - no passion. What happened? When did that go away?
Every day felt like a slow, soul-crushing death. She wanted to feel alive again. She wanted to feel...something even if it was anger. Standing by the window, she barely felt the warmth of the sun on her face; barely heard the traffic from the busy city below.

But to have an outburst would make her seem unreasonable, like she was picking a fight.
It's not what she wanted but sometimes it was the only way he would pay attention to her until even that stopped.
If she started up, he shut down or retreated quietly to his office.

"I can't live like this, Benny."

"Then don't," he whispered.

She felt the shove and then the rush of adrenaline as she hit terminal velocity and felt the pressure of the air cradle her body. The sidewalk was fast approaching and knew it would be her death. Ironically this was the first time in a long time that she really felt alive.

END

June 5, 2019 - DAY 5


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I love your morbid twists! Reminded me of this movie:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Road_(film)

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Twisty stories are my favorite. I need to write another one for WLS now ☺

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Thanks @matthewtiii Maybe I'll write the next one from his perspective. 😎

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