The tennis court was littered with hundreds of balls.
“How long has he been at it?” asked an onlooker as Pete continued to execute perfect serves, one right after the other, each gliding smoothly over the net dropping just inside the baseline.
“All day, poor guy, I doubt he’ll ever get over the double fault that handed the win to his opponent at the National Championship!”
~kat
For Sonya’s Three Line Tale Challenge inspired by this photo by Christopher Burns via Unsplash.
like mercury colliding... 
January 19th, 2018 at 8:24 am
Preparing for the next tournament?
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January 19th, 2018 at 8:44 am
Yes! And acing that serve! 😊
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January 19th, 2018 at 10:36 am
Nicely told – an elegant way to capture how a person can be caught up in a ‘Groundhog Day’ of unrewarding actions.
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January 19th, 2018 at 1:04 pm
Thank you. Yes. One fatal mistake can haunt you for a long time.
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January 19th, 2018 at 12:22 pm
Arrrrrrrrrrgh nooooooo!
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January 19th, 2018 at 1:07 pm
I couldn’t be a professional athlete. Too much pressure and so much to lose, the higher the stakes! 😳
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January 19th, 2018 at 4:20 pm
Yes and so much back biting
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January 19th, 2018 at 4:47 pm
👍🏻😟👍🏻
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January 19th, 2018 at 5:40 pm
💜💜
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January 19th, 2018 at 12:34 pm
Uggh, you make me feel for him!
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January 19th, 2018 at 1:06 pm
I know. Can’t imagine!!! 😳
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January 19th, 2018 at 7:54 pm
good story. You captured a lot of back story and emotion in this one.
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January 19th, 2018 at 8:23 pm
Thank you. It is always a challenge with flash fiction!
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