A Day in the Park
Enjoy the small moments in life.
She watched him swinging, back and forward; a gentle rhythm with a metronomic squeak, discordant kicks occasionally propelling him higher. She smiled to herself, enjoying the perfect moment, and sipped her coffee. Too often people rushed things, but these moments would not be forever, they should be savoured, she felt. She would tuck this memory away to visit on cold nights.
The light dappled her features, through the leaves, as she tilted her head back to scrutinize him. His face was already turning purple from the noose.
“I told you I’d get you, for what you did to her.”
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Michael Darvall
Quietly getting on with life and hopefully writing something worth reading occasionally.
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Comments (1)
It started so almost poetic. And then... unexpected turn of events..