© C E Ayr
She threw her arms around him, smothering his face and neck with kisses.
“You be sure to tell your mama I hope she feels better real soon,” he whispered in her ear.
“Oh, I will sweetie.” She wouldn’t.
“If you all need more money to pay those doctor bills…well, you just call and I can wire it to you. Oh, and call me when you get there. Okay? So’s I know you got there safe.”
“Will do,” she lied, as she reached around him, grabbed her bag and darted off, tossing her hand up in a wave. “I’ll be back before you know it.”
She found a window seat on the train. One last obligatory wave and she’d be free of that stupid bumpkin. He’d been an easy mark; a homeboy. His grandmother’s inheritance would keep her comfortable for several months, or at least until she landed her next chump. Speaking of…
She fixed her gaze on a well-dressed gentleman seated across the aisle. “No wedding ring,” she surmised. “Traveling alone perhaps?”
They locked eyes. He didn’t look away. She smiled coyly.
As the train pulled away from the station, her “bumpkin” stood waving. She never looked back.
~kat
(198 Words)
For Al’s Sunday Photo Fiction Challenge inspired by the photo above by C E Ayr.
like mercury colliding... 
June 8th, 2017 at 1:59 am
Hmmph. What a biatch, right? And I thought that was such a cute statue, too. 😛
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June 8th, 2017 at 5:44 am
Exactly! Karma’s a bigger biatch…hopefully the rest of the story. 😜
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June 8th, 2017 at 3:40 am
Well , well she’s gone off for an adventure, poor bumpkin.
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June 8th, 2017 at 5:46 am
Yes…I’m afraid so! 😳
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June 8th, 2017 at 4:27 am
What a cow! Hope she gets milked herself.
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June 8th, 2017 at 5:48 am
One can only hope… 😳
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June 8th, 2017 at 1:22 pm
Poor sucker. 😈 But of course, always a Fantabulous creation from you, Kat! 🌹🌹🌹🌹😎
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June 8th, 2017 at 1:31 pm
Thanks Dorna. I’m sure he wasn’t the first…and definitely not the last! 😳
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June 10th, 2017 at 7:38 am
Hopefully this rich man will cause karma to come round give her a boot up the bum. Good story Kat.
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June 10th, 2017 at 7:40 am
That would be justice indeed! 😊 thank you!
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June 10th, 2017 at 10:14 am
That was nicely done. I liked it very much!
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June 10th, 2017 at 11:00 am
Thank you Dahlia. She was quite the scoundrel!
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