Inhaling Her

“Summer Breeze” — 50-word story

Justin Deming
Nov 8 · 1 min read
Photo by Mari Partyka on Unsplash

Blaise watched his wife from the cabana. She was ankle-deep in the Caribbean, collecting seashells — a perfect memory.

When he gulped the thin mountain air, trapped in an icy crevasse, he inhaled her. Hypothermic, somewhere above Camp 4, he’d surely die. But the summer breeze would take him home.

Justin Deming

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Flash fiction fanatic. Novice novelist. Happy husband and proud father. Check out my published work: http://jdemingwriting.home.blog

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