Dusk settling Laura lit the oil-lamps they once received as wedding gifts. She wanted to savor a moment of silence before she left forever.
Life without Robert would be empty, but leaving all behind was the only option. She had investigated options and correlated parameters.. Now everything she once had valued was boxed and ready.
“Poor Robert, you never saw it coming did you?”.
She pouted and sipped his precious Amarone while pouring gasoline.on the boxes.
“Oops”, laughing she let one of the oil-lamps tumble.
Leaving she watched the tangerine flames consuming Robert’s boxed body and any evidence of past.
© Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
This image I did remember from the time when I piled bodies every week, and why change it when the image comes again. My story is to a large extent rewritten to be less obscure. There should not be any hesitation about what happens here.
Friday Fictioneers is handled by Rochelle who set the bar as high as possible, and every week we try to follow writing stories in 100 words.
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October 12, 2016
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Oops.
I wasn’t expecting THAT from Laura! Wouldn’t want to upset her.
“Oops”…that was the icing on the cake.
oh my… things can take unexpected turns for sure…ugh
What a terrible twist.
Oops, indeed. Love this dark one and opportunities to explore options…until they do all the forensic stuff they do.
Very dark tone of writing my friend.
The title and the poem as a whole reminded me of this song by the Foo Fighters.
Have a listen:
I love how this turns in the middle!
I am a comma fanatic though, I know I overuse them, but I think maybe I would add one after “Dusk settling.”
Excellent dark tale. Wonder what she had done to Robert, and if he deserved it?
Ooops indeed,,,,
He did not deserve it, she sounds calculating and callous.
‘Now everything she once had valued was boxed and ready.’ Nice writing. What he did to deserve this is not clear.
I’m thinking this Laura person is pretty darn evil. Well done.
Not nice… (sorry, I couldn’t click “like”)
Randy
That’s one helluva oops!
Oooo wow that one snuck up on me. Very well written! Shes seems happy if a little mad.
Oh dearie me!
She certainly isn’t messing about is she?
Dear Björn,
That was certainly a dark one. Laura’s not someone to mess with, is she? Well constructed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
This reads quite vengeful, she’s a mad one. Everything she valued is boxed…
Ooops indeed. Makes us wonder if it was one thing or an accumulation of things… Either way, Robert won’t be doing it (them) again!
A do-it-yourself cremation! Flaming brilliant.
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Killing him is one thing, but drinking up his favorite booze is quite another. My opinion of her sank two more notches.
I kind of hoped she was simply leaving him. Oh well.
Wow, she’s pretty evil. Ooops indeed.
i guess she felt so boxed in that she had to set everything that represented the past on fire and move on.
Having the body there is a great addition 🙂
I’m sure Robert must have had a sinister side that was well taken care of by Laura. Ahhh … the macabre. Could it be the impending Halloween nights? 👻 I enjoyed the story. It’s new to me, Bjorn, as I hadn’t read it before.
Isadora 😎
Well, at least he wasn’t killed randomly on some whim. Sounds like Laura worked out most carefully that he had to go!
Wonder if he deserved it? Not that most people really deserve this fate, but you never know. Chilling tale Bjorn – though she’s built a nice big bonfire to warm herself by … 🙂
At least she’ll miss him, and values what they once had – so she’s got a heart somewhere. I wonder how many other husbands she’s disposed of. She sounds like she’s done this before. A very chilling character and a good story.
Great surprise ending, Byorn. Dark. Good writing. 🙂 — Suzanne
Killing him wasn’t enough? She just had to go for his precious Amarone? Nicely done. 🙂