(100-word flash fiction)
TEN YEARS AGO
Two weeks after Moxie went missing, they found a body in the swamp, bloated beyond recognition.
“Open-and-shut case,” declared Detective Inspector Tommy Larkins, known more for his aplomb than his detection skills. The body did get a decent funeral.
The town rallied around Charlie, slow and plodding, struggling with child-raising, yet refusing to remarry.
PRESENT DAY
The kids have flown the nest. Charlie, in the lonely house, lives for the weekend TV show, whose main character bears such an uncanny resemblance to Moxie, it makes his heart melt.
Interestingly, the show is called ‘Hiding in plain sight’.
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Is it just me or are Wednesdays arriving at alarming speed? They say when you grow older time appears to be going by faster. It was just New Year’s the other day and 20 days gone already. Sigh! Thank you Rochelle for keeping the brain creative and ticking with Friday Fictioneers ♥
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