“Go,” Johnny coughed. “Water.”
Michelle limped the path to the stream and collected a tall cool jar of water.
She was a good wife. Had always been. Never complained.
Back up the path, careful not to spill a drop, she returned. “Here, fresh from the stream.”
Johnny snatched the jar away and drank greedily, spilling water around the corners of his mouth. He slammed the empty jar down. “More!”
“Be right back.”
Grumbling how dumb she was not to bring more in a trip, he watched her leave.
Michelle disagreed. She didn’t want to poison any more water than necessary.
WC: 100
I knew almost at once what I wanted to write about when I saw this picture. Yesterday was a long day at work however, so I didn’t get to post it. Instead, on a break, I wrote the base of what you see above. Then tonight, I edited it and got it within the word count boundaries. Hopefully you like it!
#FridayFictioneers is a weekly blog link up hosted by Rochelle over at RochelleWisoff.com. You should check out her sight and perhaps try your hand at writing a 100 word story.
Good luck!
Ha ha ha, loved that twist.
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Thanks! Good to hear that it worked!
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Dear Russell,
Guess Johnny won’t be grumbling for long. 😉 Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle!
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Yikes! The biter bit. Great little story.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks Susan, glad u liked it!
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I was hoping Susan was “enhancing” the water for that ingrate…
Definitely liked t!
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Yeah, he seems to be a not very good husband. Glad you liked the story!
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Great twist in the tale.
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Thanks Lisa!
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A really cool story 😀
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Haha, “cool” story. I see what you did there. Thanks Dahlia!
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And that makes you super cool 😀
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I hope the potion causes a decent amount of writhing in agony – say around twenty-four hours – before he loses consciousness forever.
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Oh, I think he may be in for a nice little ride on the roller coaster of misery.
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I like a girl who thinks it through. 🙂
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Thanks Sandra! Glad you liked it.
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Well, that’s drinks dealt with. Perhaps she could cook him some nice wild mushrooms now? Plenty of scope for mistakes there…
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Seems to me that that would be a mistake that she would welcome.
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Abused wife, nasty guy, and a huge belly ache in the making. Great story.
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Thanks! Glad you liked it!
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