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sidhe_faerie) wrote2015-02-06 03:21 am
sidhe_faerie) wrote2015-02-06 03:21 am
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#1. Under the Gun (Flash Fiction)
#1. Under the Gun (Flash Fiction)
Word Count: 420
Fred planned weddings. In that moment when the bride went down the aisle, it was all worth the screaming and crying and begging and let’s not to mention what the bride was doing.
To him, the little details were exciting when he was under the gun. There always seemed to be a last minute change of this thing or that. It was up to him to get it done and get it done in time without it looking rushed.
When Fred met Sherry, she was a sweet young girl that had just got engaged. As he got to know her as her wedding planner, he discovered that this was a shot gun wedding. Sherry didn’t love her groom but she was pregnant and soon everyone would know.
Fred tried to console her but there was nothing he could do. Sherry’s father was adamant that there would be a wedding. He only cared that there was a disgrace to his family not what she may have wanted.
Sherry’s father was a Baptist preacher and Sherry was the cliché about the wildest ones being the daughter of a preacher. She set out to be wild on purpose it was just the way things seemed to go for her. Now there were consequences.
Fred told her to set her foot down, to stand up to her father and tell him exactly what she wanted. Sherry couldn’t do it. She was terrified of the man.
Sherry did the only thing she could do. She ran. She ran away with someone else the night before the wedding. Her father went crazy. He even sent out search parties to look for her. on the third day the police were called in and informed the preacher that his daughter was and adult and could come and go as she pleased. It got pretty ugly.
Fred was out of a paycheck but it didn’t matter because that was one of his brides that wouldn’t end up in divorce court before the wedding even happened. He took his loss and went on to his next bride.
Six months later, Sherry was standing at his office door with her baby and a new husband. Sherry hugged Fred and gave him a check for what was owed him. she thanked him for giving her the courage to go and start a new life and find a new love.
Fred smiled when they left and looked at the check. Some things just work out better when the parties aren’t under the gun.
Word Count: 420
Fred planned weddings. In that moment when the bride went down the aisle, it was all worth the screaming and crying and begging and let’s not to mention what the bride was doing.
To him, the little details were exciting when he was under the gun. There always seemed to be a last minute change of this thing or that. It was up to him to get it done and get it done in time without it looking rushed.
When Fred met Sherry, she was a sweet young girl that had just got engaged. As he got to know her as her wedding planner, he discovered that this was a shot gun wedding. Sherry didn’t love her groom but she was pregnant and soon everyone would know.
Fred tried to console her but there was nothing he could do. Sherry’s father was adamant that there would be a wedding. He only cared that there was a disgrace to his family not what she may have wanted.
Sherry’s father was a Baptist preacher and Sherry was the cliché about the wildest ones being the daughter of a preacher. She set out to be wild on purpose it was just the way things seemed to go for her. Now there were consequences.
Fred told her to set her foot down, to stand up to her father and tell him exactly what she wanted. Sherry couldn’t do it. She was terrified of the man.
Sherry did the only thing she could do. She ran. She ran away with someone else the night before the wedding. Her father went crazy. He even sent out search parties to look for her. on the third day the police were called in and informed the preacher that his daughter was and adult and could come and go as she pleased. It got pretty ugly.
Fred was out of a paycheck but it didn’t matter because that was one of his brides that wouldn’t end up in divorce court before the wedding even happened. He took his loss and went on to his next bride.
Six months later, Sherry was standing at his office door with her baby and a new husband. Sherry hugged Fred and gave him a check for what was owed him. she thanked him for giving her the courage to go and start a new life and find a new love.
Fred smiled when they left and looked at the check. Some things just work out better when the parties aren’t under the gun.