(100-word flash fiction)
She grabbed the red-ink pen as though it was a dagger.
The blank, white page looked like a virgin, innocent and waiting.
When she put pen to paper, words flowed as though blood were pouring from her fingers. Her mother’s words were dim in her memory, “words can heal or they can kill.”
She didn’t care. For her these words were like a vicious blood clot, cutting off supply to her life, choking, almost killing her. Blood had to be let.
And hand delivered.
She drove to his house. Outside, there was an open ambulance with a covered body inside.
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Glad to be back writing for the Friday Fictioneers orchestrated by the lovely Rochelle. I think I got on the bandwagon a bit early this week 🙂
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The rest of the FF stories can be found here.
Just Joyfulness 
I think it was Hemingway who said “writing is easy. You just sit in front of a typewriter and bleed”
Hmmmm…. I guess, sometimes you bleed joy, sometimes pain.
The red pen is mightier than the sword? 🙂 Loved the dramatic style of your writing here.
Or is the sword? Thanks Iain 🙂
I sense it was coming to late… wonder if the words where meant to mend or hurt.
Depends on the point of view 😀
Very powerful and graphic!
Thanks Sandra 🙂
Kind of like voodoo. She writes his death and then he’s dead. Pretty amazing story actually.
Thanks James. I hadn’t thought of the voodoo angle. But yes, that’s a possibility 🙂
My mind went down the same route. Couldn’t help but wonder if she’s a witch, or something similar.
Thanks Adam. I dunno about her, but I am definitely a witch 😀
I really loved this. Very well done. So clever.
xx Rowena
Thanks Rowena. Am glad you liked it. 🙂
Dear Joyful,
Was it coincidence or red pen voodoo. Perhaps he was a jerk and Karma caught up to him. Either way, good story with a twisted ending. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks Rochelle. Who can escape Karma? It can come in any form 😀
This really packs a punch.
Thanks! Thanks 🙂 Shall check out yours in a little while 🙂
Is she in possession of a ‘Death Note?’ Well written, this one is. Cheers, Varad
Thanks Varad. Thoughts become things …..
Such a dramatic twist. Very well written. 🙂
Thanks Celestine 🙂 How are you?
This is a powerful piece of writing; I saw a letter arriving to late asking for forgiveness
Thanks Michael. You have a good heart.
Oh! Wow. There’s proof that the pen was mightier than the sword 🙂
Thanks so much! Yes, it almost always is. Aren’t we writers powerful?
Was she using an ink pen or a poison pin? Guess, we’ll never know.
They say, ‘be careful of what you wish, it might come true’.
Joyful, you REALLY got down and did this. Marvelous work! Almost soul-bearing.
Oh! Thank you for the high praise. I guess my muse was in a good mood 😀
Written in Blood, comes to mind. Writing can heal just as it can kill… that all depends on who is bleeding. LOL! Love the write!
Thanks! 🙂
Cracking story, and I love the final twist.
Thanks Penny. So glad you liked it 😊
Voodoo or not, there’s a great dark mood. Great writing.
Thanks! Thanks 😊
Her thoughts were deadly enough to lay him to rest. His Karma.
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Yes. Thanks for visiting Kalpana.
Note to self: do NOT get into a relationship with that girl.
Yes. Be thankful that I gave you enough warning 😉
You know… it’s kind of ironic that your name is JustJoyFulness 😉
Good thing she was bringing the note after he died… would have looked quite suspicious, methinks! The tension was great here.
Thanks Dale. Couple of people told me the same thing on a previous post. My reply was that it was Gibran who said that happiness and pain are two sides of the same coin. When one is sitting with you at the table, the other is asleep on your bed 😉
Brilliant!
You’ve given us a clear illustration of how anguish and anger make a bloody ink! Like others, I thought of voodoo, too. But now that he’s gone, will she miss him? Will she wish she’d got there sooner? Or will she be glad she never delivered that letter? Keep writing. 🙂
Thanks Christine. Maybe another one of Rochelle’s posts will bring out a sequel 🙂
Very powerfully written. Well done!
Thanks 🙂
Oh, writing paper as voodoo doll?
Love the dramatic style and writing.
Thanks Sascha 🙂