She decided to come clean and tell the truth.
What she didn’t anticipate was the depth of peoples’ reaction.
Many wanted her to pay with her blood; for the blood of the innocent young man she had falsely accused.
She wished she had kept the secret to herself, but the burden had eaten her alive for decades.
Opening the bottle, she gulped the vile syrup, that should put an end to things.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
The Daily Post – Clean
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oh. oh wooow. what gut punching tale in few simple yet well-written lines! GREAT!
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My first reaction was, how weak? But on the other hand, I don’t know the genesis of it all, so let me hold my judgement
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very well put!
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Thank you for reading Anisha.
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well written and so heart wrenching – secrets are so hard to bear
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Ooh, very well written and quite graphic.
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That’s a strong story Jackie. How wonderful to be able to visit you again, sorry for my absence in the blogging circles…Life has changed so much in the past few months for me…Trying to keep up with everything. Should get to writing soon again. How have things been at your end?
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A sad tale!
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Powerful and tragic.
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What a novel approach to the prompt! I loved that the five sentences really did tell her story and not leave me hanging just because there was not enough sentences. Very good.
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I was startled.
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Sorry for startling you Scott.
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Well done Jacqui! You managed to convey a great story in so few words! 🙂
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