Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.
She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.
The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words based on the picture below, which this week is supplied by the delightful but limping Susan Eames.
Click here to hear the author read his words:
Smitten
Here she comes, punctual as ever.
I love watching her walk, her movement is almost languid, but she covers the ground quickly.
She makes me think of a gazelle, or maybe even a panther.
Her figure is slender but shapely in her nurse’s uniform.
And her smile as she approaches makes my heart leap.
Her eyes sparkle, her lips are slightly parted, she glows with the joy of being alive.
I feel the same today as I did the first time I saw her.
Utterly smitten, and happy just to be in the same world.
Tomorrow, definitely, I’ll say hello.
A well told event of smitten love. I am in two minds about this, her presence makes him fell good and is an aid to recovery, however if he gets better he will have to leave her company. Best say hello before its too late.
I love your take on this particularly as I used to be a nurse.
Tomorrow will be to late, nurses are in high demand
Maybe she is waiting for him too?
I kept expecting something sinister to happen and was relieved when it didn’t. Sweet story, CE 🙂
Happy you enjoyed
I bet he won’t.
For some reason I was expecting him to bring her back to his lovely cellar/dungeon…
Prejudging, Ali?
Tut, tut!
He sounds like a happy man. Hopefully when he takes that next step he won’t be disappointed
Y’know, Michael, life is full of disappointments…
I’m going to read that straight. It’s a sweet love story. It IS a sweet love story. He is not a serial killer. It’s a sweet love story with no hint of murder, strangling or shooting or…
I enjoyed your sweet love story, CE!
‘no hint of murder…’
Glad you enjoyed, Penny
Awwww, he’s smitten indeed! I hope he’s the KIND sort and not the perp sort … but somehow I’m not that sure anymore … 😉
The words are the words, Na’ama…
Ah … yeah … okay …. (backing away slowly ….) 😉
Is there evil lurking around somewhere in this sweet tale? I wish it were no so. For once, give us a beautiful love story, please Ceayr. What a lovely read, in any case?
Glad you enjoyed, Neel!
Ah, unrequited love. Bet he chickens out!
Cluck, cluck!
It worries me that you seem to be getting all gooey-eyed. Are you okay?
Laughing.
Gotcha!
Aww. A gooey love story from YOU, CE? Surely something else is afoot.
I’m a gooey sort of guy deep down, Linda
Happy sweet story 🙂
What happens after he says hello?
Is she married?
Thanks, Anita, you can write your own sequel…
Awww… almost worth breaking a leg for.
No broken legs, Tannille, but maybe a heart…
Bittersweet story. Lovely read.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
Thanks, Susan
Dear CE,
Such a tender story. It makes me smile.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you, m’lady
He’ll be disappointed when the doctor discharges him during afternoon rounds.
He is the doctor.
In that case I expect a harassment law suit won’t be too far away!
I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, as they say. A lovely story.
Shucks!
Thanks, Sandra.
I hope he / she doesn’t break another leg just to be with her 😉
No legs were broken in the writing of this story!
😀 😀 😀
If I didn’t know your work better, I’d be tempted to say that was sweet
Laughing.
I like to surprise you.