FFfAW — The Heirloom

Fandango

B94C29B6-96C9-40F1-8309-A94FF0F857B4Imogene looked out of the window as Franz slowly made his way down the narrow alley. She had pleaded with him not to go, but he told her that it was his duty, as a man and as a patriot to go. “For God and country,” he told her, “et pour toi, mon cher.”

Imogene wondered if she’d ever see Franz again. She looked at the chronograph he had given her just before he left. It had been his father’s and his grandfather’s. He told her to take care of the heirloom for him while he was gone. He didn’t want anything to happen to it while he was at war.

She knew she would cherish the watch in his absence. A part of him, something near and dear, would be with her. She would look at it, observing every second until his return.

She stuck her arm out of the window for one last wave at Franz. The timepiece slipped off her wrist and crashed on the street below.

“That sucks,” Imogene sighed.

(175 words)

Written for this week’s Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers prompt from Priceless Joy. Photo credit: ENISA.

33 thoughts on “FFfAW — The Heirloom”

  1. rugby843 May 8, 2018 / 7:55 am

    I have to stop reading you…laughing out loud this early, ok it’s not that early for you…is hard on me.

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  5. baddadcartoons101 May 8, 2018 / 10:42 am

    So does she now hope Franz doesn’t make through the war so he doesn’t come back looking for his watch? Very funny post!

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  6. Priceless Joy May 8, 2018 / 1:15 pm

    Hahahaha! I can’t help but laugh! The twist at the end was surprising and her reaction is funny! LOL! Great story, Fandango!

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  8. Michael May 8, 2018 / 4:51 pm

    I’m not sure her response to the timepiece’s destruction was all that sincere.

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  13. leigha66 May 11, 2018 / 2:52 pm

    What a twist… not sure she felt that bad about it either. Nice write!

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