Whatever happened to what's her name

Flash fiction in around a hundred words

Ankle deep in the salty north sea, trousers rolled in untidy folds to reveal skinny white legs, he dipped his hand into a pocket, withdrew two black-and- white photographs. The girl in them smiled at him, confident in her conquest. With ceremonial precision, he tore the photographs, first in halves, then in quarters, finally in infinitely smaller pieces. Casting the confetti to the waves, he turned his attention to the figure on the shore. This one was his now. His hand waved a happy acknowledgement, his smile said otherwise. The oily waters of the port of Leith knew the truth.

Reviews

[Robin]

wonderful storytelling through animated images

[pasch]

Thank you Robin. I like my readers to see what is happening.

[Samuel Dickens]

If I read this right, the one with skinny white legs is accepting that which he needed, but perhaps not what was really wanted. At any rate, these words are very visual.

[Marie]

Very good...the waters of forgetting...

[rnuff]

Cool, i enjoyed reading this