He held her in his arms until the very last minute. “I will never stop loving you,” he sobbed as their fingers intertwined.
“I know,” she breathed her last words.
Ten minutes before, she had been visiting her mother’s grave, feet from the angel statue in the cemetery. She knelt before her stone. “I missed you, mom.” She said, laying the flowers at the foot of the stone. As she turned, getting ready to leave, she saw her half-brother stumbling toward her. “What are you doing here?”
“Oh, hey sis, it’s Memorial Day, remember?” He said drunkenly.
“You’re drunk. You shouldn’t be here.”
He pointed the bottle at her, liquid dripping. “I got as much right to be here as you do. Besides, I promised or have you forgotten?”
She shook her head, “not like this.”
That’s when he pulled out a gun. “You don’t get to tell me what to do, bitch.” He snarled and squeezed the trigger.
“No!” Another shout came from behind followed by rushing footsteps as she slumped against her mother’s grave.
(~175 Words)
What a sad ending to an equally sad story. Well done as it leaves so many questions unanswered. I am filling in blanks even as I comment.
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Who was the person running up as she was being shot? Great story Yinglan! Leaves it wide open for an ending.
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Her boyfriend, that’s why he was holding her in his arm until the end. Thank you for reading.
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Oh, LOL, I guess I forgot to read in between the lines.
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Great story. What a way to die though. Sad.
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Thank you and I agree, what a sad way to die.
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Wow! I wasn’t expecting that kind of ending. Her brother should be the one laying on the ground! Just like real life…a lot of the good people get killed and the bad ones seem to thrive. Wonderful story.
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I agree completely. Thank you for reading.
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A shock finish to a very sad story Yinlan ~ I did not see that coming! A good interpretation of the prompt.
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Thank you.
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This so brilliant. You are a genius.
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Thanks.
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