She looked in the mirror at the woman she swore she would never become.
A soft, almost-youthful face with fine lines.
A handful of grey hairs hiding beneath dark blonde strands.
A pudgy middle pushing the waistband of her favorite pair of jeans.
The image irritated her. Angered her.
How had she become this…thing? This wife of a man who created her with perfectly weaved words of manipulation and cruelty then cheated on her for becoming his creation.
Time for some self-care.
She grabbed the prescription bottle, smiling for the first time in months, and dumped her husband’s heart medication.
Flash Fiction Challenge over at Carrot Ranch
November 30, 2017 prompt: Self Care – In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes self care.
Lemon Shark Reef 
For seconds I thought ‘suicide’ so I was delighted to find ‘murder’ instead. Does that make me a bad person?
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Yes! That is exactly what I’d hoped to accomplish. You made my day. Thanks, Geoff. (Delighted about murder? You fit right in here.)
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Oooooh – I like that ending, Sarah.
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Thanks, Teri. I went through different ways she could get rid of him but they all brought me over the 99 words so I figured this would do it. 😉
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Ooooooh. Nice!
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Thanks, Juliet! 😀
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Oh my. She did some self-care with a twist. Great story, Sarah.
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Self-care with a twist. I like that. 🙂 Thanks, Diana.
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I know the feeling. Great Flash.
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Gah! I hope you don’t know the feeling *too* well. 😉 Thank you!
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The best, most therapeutic type of self-care. Don’t worry about the meds, she’ll be fine.
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Oh, she’s going to be just fine now. 😉 Thanks, D.
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Masterful twist, Sarah! A crime of the heart, even. Yes, I know you tried but you really shouldn’t resist writing darkly. You do it so well. ❤
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You know, I really did try to make a nice self-care flash. It could have been a BOTS (this one is not, just FYI). 😉 I know…I suppose I shouldn’t resist. My nice ones always sound forced, anyway. I’ll allow myself to be lured to the dark side. *cue Darth Vader’s Theme* Thanks, Charli.
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You write well to Vader’s theme! Embrace what you write best.
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The Imperial March It is! 🙂 Thanks.
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Well I wasn’t expecting that finish, but I was certainly glad for her!
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Unexpected is always the best. 😉 I’m glad for her, too. We are all way too dark around here. I love it!
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