50 WORD MICROFICTION

Last Silhouette

Thrifty Words Challenge #7: Hauntings

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I saw you standing there, on the pier, naked. The low sun hiding your details, frost smoke pointing towards the horizon.

I read about you in the news the next day. Your lifeless body floating. Facedown.

Your silhouette still haunting me. I should have stopped, should have cared. I’m sorry.

This story is all about removing the blinders and to dare to care. I am, as always, a little late to the party, but I had to contribute to this great topic from Jonica Bradley

Hauntings

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That Haunting Melody