Instead of the 5 sentence requirement I had
to deal with at the other site I used to use, this site has a STRICT 250 word
limit, in addition whatever is written has to be appropriate for the photo they
give.
This is my first Flash Fiction I’m
writing using this site. And as I’ve done in the past, I’m using the prompt
word as an acrostic around which I write my response to the prompt word.
(c) K. S. Brooks - 2016
Zoe Learns
Never to Ask Again
Highlighting the relatively barren coastline there stood a lighthouse, small and dainty as it could be.
One day,
Mother Nature decided she would turn her darker side on and to have a little storm
at sea.
Regretfully
it was also the day Robert finally capitulated to his wife continuously asking
him to take her fishing.
It appeared that
his wife, Zoe, had unfortunately never been on any ocean going boat; she always
thought it would be the same as the river or lake sightseeing trips they took
on their vacations.
Zoe felt
relatively fine on the calm ocean until the late afternoon when Mother Nature
decided it was time to cause a little excitement by causing the waves to get rough
and the sky to darken.
On board
their boat, The Lucky Star, Robert had to do everything he could to make Zoe
feel comfortable, while at the same time trying to get them back safely to
their boat’s slip at the marina. And if it wasn’t for that small lighthouse on
the HORIZON guiding their way back,
Robert and Zoe might have never returned.
Now back to
where they had started their fateful trip, Robert told Zoe, “You see why I
never wanted to take you.” The only way she could respond was to say she does
and promise that she’ll never ask him again.
I would love to hear your comments.
I would love to hear your comments.
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