Marko’s reflection fell off the edge of the sliding glass door as it opened to the balcony. Scents of coco-butter and flowers pushed long dark strands across a tanned face.
Wind swept memories tickled his mind as he stepped from the room. He had flown, had known the freedom of it, and now he was weighted so firm he could not even think how. But why?
Nothing made him stop. Nothing he could remember.
Stepping over the rail, he set eyes on the horizon. If he could just remember.
Leaning forward, he thought, “if you don’t jump, you’ll never know.”
WC: 100
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Scary thought to have to rely on the memory of it…
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True that! Hopefully, his memory is better than mine.
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😁
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You took us into his mind. Well done
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Thanks Neil!
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An enjoyable little story, Curt. Thankyou.
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Thanks Jelli! Glad you liked it.
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I’m not sure whether that counts as suicide or not. He has no intention to end his life. An acid trip, I wonder? It’s a grim image you leave us with, Marko leaning forward and toppling headlong.
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I suppose it could go either way, depending on how we look at it. On the realism side, things are bad, but if it’s a fantasy world… Perhaps he sprouts wings on the way down.
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I love that first sentence. And the mystery with which we are left.
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Thanks Granonine, I’m glad you liked it!
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Your words put me deliciously and then terrifyingly there. My hope, at the end of your story, was that this was fantasy . . . and he’d fly. Well done!
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Thanks for the kind words Jan! I really liked writing this one, and loved the idea of the different ways it could go on in the reader’s mind. (Beyond 100 words)
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Wonderful ending though I fear what comes after the leap will not be so pretty. Hopefully, he will remember how to fly. Great story.
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I hope so too.
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