“How much farther?”

“Just a few more steps Gran. Don’t peek!”

“Well how can I, when you’ve got me blindfolded! Honestly, what is this about?”

“You’ll see!” the two lads chimed. After Pops died they wanted to do something nice for their dear old Gran. They’d located her girlhood friend. She was waiting at the dockside restaurant.

“We’re here!!” the oldest exclaimed, while the younger removed the blindfold.

Gran squinted past their beaming faces at the woman sitting before them.

“You!!!! You old bitch!”

The boys’ hearts sank.

“God, I’ve missed you!” Gran cried as she embraced her old friend.

~kat

100 Words for Friday Fictioneers inspired by this photo by © Ted Strutz

They stared drowsily at each other, warming their hands on steaming cups of coffee.

Maddie smiled. “Did you see the sun this morning?”

“No. I missed it. Was it amazing?” John winked at his wife, chuckling. Everything was ‘amazing’ to Maddie. He loved that about her.

“You know what I mean…”

John knew. It was their first morning in Canada. Expats now. Two of the lucky ones who made it out before the military closed the borders. He noticed a tear rolling down Maddie’s cheek.

“You alright baby?”

“I’m fine, John. We’re gonna be okay. The sun rises here too.”

~kat

100 Words for Friday Fictioneers. Photo above by © Dale Rogerson

Photo Prompt by Liz Young

Caged 

“Guys, c’mon. Let me out!” Roger begged.

“I say we leave him here all night,” said Joe. “That’ll teach him for ruining the party by scaring everyone with that Main Street Slasher story.”

“Yeah, stupid story. Leave him.” Doug agreed, “See ya later!”

“Guuuys…!!!”

Day drifted into night.

“I was just trying to warn everyone.” Roger lamented. “No one should be out after dark. They’ll see that I was telling the truth when the news reports another murder. They’ll see.”

“See what?” a raspy voice cackled from behind. “Would you like me to set you free?”

~kat

96 words for Friday Fictioneers Photo Prompted Flash Fiction Challenge, thanks to Rochelle Wizoff-Fields. Photo above by Liz Young.