BON VOYAGE, MY LOVE
You promised me from that day forward… That was not to include Brad, the pool boy or Randy, your tennis instructor.
You promised me for better, for worse… I worked my butt off… you bejeweled yourself.
You promised me in sickness and in health. Going to the doctor three times in two years for penicillin was not the assumed arrangement.
You promised to love and to cherish me. You ran over Winifred, our Great Dane and tried to hide her in the garden roses.
At least you’re going to get the till death do us part right.
I gently embraced you as I carried you to the back lounges of the new 2006 Catamaran Sailing 65. .
Sitting you upright, I rested your long, golden legs on the footrests.
The sun was just beginning to set.
I stepped into the boat beside of you, opened the cooler and took out my cocktail glasses.
You always said you enjoyed a great Mai Tai at sunset.
Written for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. Requirements: Using the photo prompt, create a 150 word flash fiction story.
I like how the wedding vows were laced into this story – it helped make a point and point the reader in the direction of the ending – where she dies and he puts her on his boat. (I think he killed her).
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I think so too.
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I liked your story. How you say he promised to do all these things but he never really kept any of his promises. Interesting how he ended up keeping his last promise “to death do us part.” Probably, thanks to her but I think the evening will be quite romantic for his wife. Great job.
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I don’t know if I can blame him for killing her… I like how you used the wedding vows to show what she did – great stuff!
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Thanks !
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Poor guy. If only she kept her vows. He must be really feeling miserable living with her. Great story. 🙂
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I love the complexity of this – very clever word play
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Very good story.
The vows expressed the weight of her betrayals.
Well done.
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Well, I can’t say I blame him. It’s a bit gruesome though, sitting her up in his new boat while he goes sailing around 🙂
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You really got a love that guy! He continued to be a gentleman right up to the end.
Thanks for the great post, Roger.
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Sure did?
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Sometimes you can be too much of a gentleman…as in this case! But, I guess he was finally over the marriage and NEEDED to say bon voyage! At least he did it in style.
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Style when ending a relationship can certainly add to closure!
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It’s amazing he hadn’t killed her before when you consider how she’s treated him! Good story, Roger. 🙂
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Thanks for the kind comments and the read!
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Very nice story, I love the way you have chosen to tell it! Well done 🙂
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Thanks for the kind words and the read.
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