In the end I fed his bones to the fire, down to the last tooth. And when the knock comes at my door, I will say truthfully: he has left me for good.
This post was made in response to the Trifecta Writing Challenge weekend Trifextra prompt, in which the editors asked us for a 33-word response that includes the word tooth, but is not a story about losing a tooth.
Christine Hanolsy 
What a perfectly wonderful morsel of story. Like eating a little square of fine chocolate–it’s dark, delicious, and the tiniest amount is completely fulfilling! Beautifully done.
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Ohhhh, you had to say chocolate. I was just bemoaning the fact that we have none. Seriously, though, many, many thanks for the beautiful compliment!
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Beautiful entry Christine, a well deserved Silver! I did read it before and liked it too, just forgot to comment 🙂
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Thank you! I admit, I’m still working my way through the Trifextra entries. I got through the first 30 or so before I had to go to bed last night… Hopefully I’ll get to the rest today.
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Loved this! Joining in this week for the first time!
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Many thanks, and welcome! Trifecta is a fabulous place. 🙂
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OMG.
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Glad I made an impression! 😉
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Always good to have a thread of truth to make the alibi believable :)) Nicely, darkly, done, Christine.
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It was a fun one – less lyrical than my usual attempts, I think, but maybe a better 33-word story.
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To paraphrase Iron Man from the Avengers, she’s not wrong….
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*grin* No, no, she’s not. The best lies are mostly truth, yes?
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Wow, the coldness and lack of remorse is creepy. Interesting how she can justify the departure with an evasive truth. I wonder if it would pass the lie detector test?
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I’m not even entirely sure what drover her to do it!
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That’s putting a positive spin on things.
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Heh. 🙂 I’d originally written in some sorrow and regret, but axed it. I like it better this way.
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Very tightly-constructed passage. Murder and deniability, all in a short 33 words. Well done.
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Thank you! It’s rare that I actually manage a whole story in 33 words. I was pretty pleased. 🙂
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Ooo. I love this one. Let him burn. Thanks for linking up.
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Thank you so much for the silver medal! It was truly a surprise.
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Oh, now that’s creepy! Well done!
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Thank you! I was in a creepy kind of mood. 🙂
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That murderous over-achiever. Awesome.
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*grin* If you’re going to do a thing, do it right, no?
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;-D
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Ooh, so creepy. Love that opening line – and it just gets better from there!
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Creepy. Something would never fade and she would have to deal with it throughout her life and that is her own conscience.
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I get the feeling that she was driven to do it, but the covering-up was definitely a calculated action. That’s probably the part that will haunt her.
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Excellent! Had to read it a few time to get my full creeped-out-ness going. I’m smiling huge.
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*grin* I don’t usually attempt creepy, but this challenge really insisted on it.
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You achieved it well 😉
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Creepy and crafty! Nice one.
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Thanks, Gabriella! That’s exactly what I was going for.
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🙂
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gone indeed and like Dylan said the answer is Blowing in the wind.
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Ha! Yes, exactly!
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Haha, nice!
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Thanks, Bill! I thought it might be creepy enough to appeal to you. *grin*
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